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CONSTITUTIONS 



OF THE 



Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 



AND 



GENERAL REGULATIONS 



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CONTAINING THE AMENDMENTS TO MARCH, 1876. 




BOSTON: 

PRESS OF ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL, 

No. 39 ARCH STREET. 

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ACT OF INCOKPOKATION. 



Ccmmontoealilj of l^mmfymrtte. 



IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE. 



AN ACT 



TO INCORPORATE THE MASTER, WARDENS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GRAND 
LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court 
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : — 

Section 1. — John T. Heard, Grand Master, and his associates, the 
Grand Wardens and members of the Voluntary Association known as the 
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in Massachusetts, and their 
successors, are hereby incorporated, and made a body politic, by the name 
of "The Master, Wardens, and Members of the Grand Lodge of 
Masons in Massachusetts," for the purpose of managing and administer- 
ing the Charity funds belonging to said voluntary association, with power 
to have a common seal, to sue and be sued, to make and ordain, from time 
to time, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, for the government and man- 
agement of the Corporation, provided the same be not repugnant to the 
Constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth; and that they have all the 
privileges, and be subject to all the liabilities set forth in the forty-fourth 
Chapter of the Revised Statutes, so far as the same are applicable to Cor- 
porations for charitable purposes. 

Sect. 2. — The said Corporation may take by purchase, gift, grant, or 
otherwise, and hold Real Estate not exceeding the value of Two Hundred 
Thousand Dollars [since increased to Five Hundred Thousand Hollars'], 
and personal estate not exceeding the value of Fifty Thousand Hollars. 



Sect. 3. — John T. Heard is hereby authorized to call the first meeting 
of said Corporation, by advertisement in two newspapers printed in Boston 
one week previous thereto, and appoint the time and place thereof, at 
which meeting the mode of calling future meetings shall he regulated. 

Sect. 4. — This Act shall take effect on and after its passage. 



House of Representatives, March 1, 1859. 



Passed to be enacted. 



CHARLES HALE, Speaker. 



Passed to be enacted. 



In Senate, March 1, 1859. 
CHARLES A. PHELPS, President. 



Approved. 



March 1, 1859. 
N. P. BANKS. 



A true copy. 



Secretary's Department, Boston, March 2, 1859. 

Attest, OLIVER WARNER, 

Secretary of the Commonwealth. 



CONSTITUTIONS 



OF THE 



GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



PREAMBLE 



WHEREAS, the voluntary association known by the 
title of "The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge 
of Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts," has obtained and 
accepted an Act of Incorporation from the General Court 
of Massachusetts, dated March 1, 1859, with power "to 
make and ordain, from time to time, By-Laws, Rules, 
and Regulations for the government and management of 
the Corporation, provided the same be not repugnant to 
the Constitution and Laws of this Commonwealth " : 

JVoiv, therefore, the said Grand Lodge doth hereby 
make, ordain, and promulgate the following as the By- 
Laws, Rules, and Regulations of the Master, Wardens, 
and Members of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massa- 
chusetts. 



CONSTITUTIONS OF 



[Part I. 



art Jfirst. 



ARTICLE I. 




SEAL. - - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

Section 1. — That the seal 
heretofore used by the Grand 
Lodge, when acting as a vol- 
untary association, shall be the 
Seal of the Corporation, to be 
kept and used by the Recording 
Grand Secretary. 
Sect. 2. — The Board of Directors shall be composed 
of the Grand Master and eight other members, of whom 
four, at least, shall be permanent members of the Grand 
Lodge, and four may be chosen from the members of the 
subordinate Lodges in the Commonwealth, who shall, 
while they are Directors, be members of the Grand 
Lodge. At the Annual Election in December, 1869, four 
Directors, two of each class, shall be chosen for one year; 
and four, two of each class, for two years. At each An- 
nual Meeting thereafter, four Directors, two of each class, 
shall be chosen for two years. Vacancies may be filled 
at any Stated Meeting of the Grand Lodge, for an un- 
expired term, the Director so chosen to be of the class 
vacated. The Board of Directors may appoint its own 
Clerk, who shall be Clerk of the Corporation, who shall 



Part I.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 7 

remain in office until his successor is elected and qualified. 
The Grand Master shall be President of the Board, and, 
in his absence, the Deputy Grand Master shall act and 
preside in his place. New members of the Board shall 
enter upon their duties after the annual installation of the 
Grand Master. Meetings of said Board to be called and 
notified in such manner and at such times as they shall 
determine ; and the action of a majority of the Board to 
be binding ; said Board, however, to be at all times sub- 
ject to the direction of the Corporation. 

In the absence of directions by the Corporation, said 
Board shall have full power to do and transact any and 
all business of the Corporation in any way relating to its 
property, real and personal ; but shall not exercise any 
powers of the Grand Lodge not expressly given to it, and 
shall make a full report of its doings at each Annual 
Meeting of the Grand Lodge. 

ARTICLE II. 

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. — RANK AND TITLES. 

Section 1. — The officers and members of the Grand 
Lodge, and their rank and titles, shall be as follows : — 

1. M.W. Grand Master. 12. W. and Rev. Grand Chaplains. 

2. R.W. Deputy Grand Master. 13. W. Grand Marshal. 

3. R.W. Senior Grand Warden. 14. W. Grand Lecturers. 

4. R.W. Junior Grand Warden. 15. W. Senior Grand Deacon. 

5. R.W. Past Grand Masters. 10. W. Junior Grand Deacon. 

6. R.W. Past Deputy Gr. Masters. 17. W. Grand Stewards. 

7. R.W. Past Grand Wardens. 18. W. Grand Sword-Bearer. 

8. R.W. Grand Treasurer. 19. W. Grand Standard-Bearer. 

9. R.W. Recording Gr. Secretary. 20. W. Grand Pursuivants. 

10. R.W. Corresponding Gr. Sec'y. 21. Bro. Grand Organist. 

11. R.W. Dist. Deputy Gr. Masters. 22. Bro. Grand Tyler. 



8 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Parti. 

All of whom, together with the Worshipful Masters, 
the Senior and Junior Wardens, and proxies of Lodges, 
under this jurisdiction, shall be entitled to vote as mem- 
bers of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Organist and Grand 
Tyler excepted. 

ARTICLE III. 

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING. 

Section 1. — The Regular Quarterly Communications 
of the Grand Lodge shall be held in the city of Boston 
on the second Wednesday in December, March, June, 
and September, at 2 o'clock, p.m. There shall also be a 
Communication held annually on the 27th of December, 
commencing at 4 a'clock, p.m., or at such earlier hour as 
the Grand Master may direct, for the Installation of the 
Grand Officers and the celebration of the Anniversary of 
Saint John the Evangelist. 

Sect. 2. — The meetings of the Grand Lodge, whether 
Regular or Special, shall be notified by publication in one 
or more newspapers printed in the city of Boston ; such 
publication to be at least one week prior to the time 
appointed for holding such meetings. Special meetings 
may be called at pleasure by the presiding officer of the 
Corporation, or by vote of the Board of Directors. 

ARTICLE IV. 

POWERS OF THE GRAND LODGE. 

Section 1. — By the ancient Constitutions and usages 
of Freemasonry, the Grand Lodge, as the supreme 
Masonic authority in this Commonwealth, is invested with 



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Parti.] THE GRAND LODGE OP MASSACHUSETTS. 9 

certain original, essential, and unalterable powers and 
privileges. Among these is the power of enacting laws 
and regulations for the government of the Craft, and of 
altering, repealing, and abrogating them ; of establishing 
and preserving a uniform system of Work and Lectures ; 
of issuing Dispensations and Charters for new Lodges, 
and of suspending or revoking the same for unmasonic 
conduct, the non-observance of the Regulations of this 
Grand Lodge, the non-payment of dues, or other neglect 
of duty. 

Sect. 2. — The Grand Lodge has also the inherent 
power of investigating, regulating, and deciding all mat- 
ters relative to the Craft, or to particular Lodges, or to 
individual Brothers ; which power it may exercise either 
by itself or by such delegated authority as, in its wisdom 
and discretion, it may appoint ; but in the Grand Lodge 
alone resides the power of revoking the Charter of 
Lodges and expelling Brethren from the Craft. 

ARTICLE V. 

QUALIFICATIONS OF GRAND OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — No Brother shall be eligible to the office 
of Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Warden, 
Grand Treasurer, Recording Grand Secretary, Corre- 
sponding Grand Secretary, or District Deputy Grand 
Master, unless he be a Past Master of a subordinate 
Lodge, under the jurisdiction of some Grand Lodge, or 
has heretofore held one of the aforesaid offices in this 
Grand Lodge ; and neither of the officers here specially 



10 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Parti. 

enumerated shall, during his continuance in office, be 
Master or Warden of a subordinate Lodge. 

Sect. 2. — No Brother shall be eligible to an office in 
Grand Lodge except he be a permanent member thereof, 
or a member of a subordinate Lodge under this jurisdic- 
tion. 

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ARTICLE VI. 

ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — The Grand Master, Grand Wardens, 
Grand Treasurer, and Recording Grand Secretary shall 
be elected by ballot, on the second Wednesday in Decem- 
ber, annually ; the election to commence at 3 o'clock, 
p.m. Two-thirds of the votes collected shall be necessary 
to a choice. 

Sect. 2. — In case of the death, resignation, or decli- 
nation of any of the above Grand Officers, the Grand 
Lodge may proceed to elect and install a sucessor at any 
Regular Communication after such event. 

Sect. 3. — The Grand Master shall not be eligible for 
more than three years successively, except by unanimous 
vote of Grand Lodge, taken by ballot, at the Annual 
Meeting, on the question of re-nomination. If the ballot 
be clear in the affirmative, he may again be put in nomi- 
nation for re-election. 

Sect. 4. — The Grand Wardens shall be subject to the 
same regulations as in the case of Grand Master, except 
that the Junior Grand Warden may be advanced to the 
rank of Senior Grand Warden. 



Parti.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 11 

Sect. 5. — All Grand Officers not herein designated 
for election shall be appointed by the Grand Master. 

Sect. 6. — In all elections by ballot, every member of 
the Grand Lodge shall be entitled to one vote, and one 
only, unless he be a representative of a subordinate 
Lodge. A member cannot delegate his right of voting 
to another. 

Sect. 7. — No officer or permanent member of the 
Grand Lodge shall be entitled to more than one vote, 
unless he be also a Master or Warden of a subordinate 
Lodge under this jurisdiction. A permanent member, 
resuming office in Grand Lodge, shall be entitled to one 
vote only. 

ARTICLE VII. 

INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — The officers of the Grand Lodge, elected 
and appointed, shall be annually installed on the eusuing 
Anniversary of Saint John the Evangelist. When that 
festival shall happen on a Saturday, Sunday or Monday, 
the installation shall take place on the following Tuesday. 
The Grand Master shall be installed by his immediate 
predecessor ; or, in his absence, by the Senior Past Grand 
Master present ; and in the absence of such Past Grand 
Master, by the Senior Past Master present. 

Sect. 2. — In case the Grand Master elect cannot 
attend at the time appointed for his installation, he may 
be installed by proxy, on signifying his acceptance of the 
office. But such proxy must be a Past Grand Master, or 
the Senior Past Master present. 



12 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Parti. 

Sect. 8. — The Grand^ Master, if present, shall install 
the elective officers and his Deputy. If absent, his proxy 
shall install the Deputy Grand Master, who shall install 
the remaining officers. The appointed officers may be 
installed by the Deputy Grand Master. In case of the 
absence of the Deputy Grand Master, either of the Grand 
Wardens, the Grand Treasurer, or Recording Grand 
Secretary, they may be installed by proxies, who shall be 
past officers of corresponding rank, or Past Masters of 
subordinate Lodges and members of the Grand Lodge. 
The proxies for all other officers, except Grand Chaplain 
and Tyler, must also be members of the Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 4. — The several Grand Officers, previous to 
their installation, shall make the following declaration : — 

I solemnly promise, upon the honor of a Mason, that, in the 

office of , I will, according to the best of my abilities, 

strictly comply with the Constitutions and Regulations of this 
Grand Lodge, and all other ancient Masonic usages, so far as 
the same shall come to my knowledge. 

Sect. 5. — All Grand Officers, elected or appointed, 
when installed, shall be proclaimed by the Grand Mar- 
shal, and shall retain their stations until their successors 
are duly elected and installed. 

Sect. 6. — No elected officer of the Grand Lodge, or 
of any subordinate Lodge, shall act as such until he is 
duly installed. 



Part I. J THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 13 

ARTICLE VIII. 

POWER AND DUTY OF GRAND OFFICERS. 

Section. 1. — The Grand Master enjoys all the powers 
and prerogatives conferred by the ancient Constitutions 
and the usages and landmarks of the Craft . He may con- 
vene any Lodge within his jurisdiction, preside therein 
(with his officers or otherwise) , inspect their proceedings, 
and require their conformity with the regulations of the 
Grand Lodge ; and for dereliction of duty, or other un- 
masonic conduct, he may suspend a Brother, or a Lodge, 
until the ensuing meeting of the Grand Lodge, when he 
shall present the reasons for such suspension in writing. 
He may also grant Dispensations for processions and con- 
ferring the degrees, and do all such other acts and deeds 
as are warranted or required of him by the regulations 
and the ancient usages of the Fraternity. 

Sect. 2. — The Deputy Grand Master shall, in the 
absence of the Grand Master, preside in Grand Lodge, 
and perform such duties, and possess such authority, 
while the Grand Lodge is in session, as appertain to the 
Grand Master ; and in case of the inability of the Grand 
Master, from sickness or other cause, to attend, he may, 
with the consent and approbation of the elective Grand 
Officers, call special meetings of the Grand Lodge, should 
the interest of the Craft, in their opinion, at any time re- 
quire it. He may also, by permission of the Grand 
Master, in writing, call meetings of the Grand Officers, 
and such experienced Brethren as they may think proper 



14 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Parti. 

to invite, for consultation on matters relative to the Grand 
Lodge and its interests. All such meetings, however, 
not having the approbation of the Grand Master, shall be 
deemed irregular. 

Sect. 3. — In case of the death or resignation of the 
Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master shall be, ex 
officio, Grand Master, until a successor be chosen. 

Sect. 4. — The Grand Wardens are to assist the Grand 
Master, in the Grand Lodge, and, whenever required, are 
to attend him ; and, while he presides in any particular 
subordinate Lodge, are to act there as his Wardens. 

Sect. 5. — In the absence of the Junior Grand War- 
den, the Senior Past Grand Warden present shall wear 
his jewel. In the absence of all Past Grand Wardens, 
the Senior Past Master present shall act pro tempore. 

Sect. 6. — In the absence of the Grand Master and 
the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand Warden 
shall preside; and, in his absence, the Junior Grand 
Warden. In the absence of each of them, the Past 
Grand Masters, Deputy Grand Masters, and Grand 
Wardens, according to seniority ; and if no officer of 
either grade be present, the Senior Past Master is to pre- 
side, unless he waive his right in favor of another 
Brother, who is a Past Master. In either of these cases, 
the presiding officer (unless he be a Past Grand Master) 
shall wear the jewel of the Deputy Grand Master. 

Sect. 7. — The Grand Treasurer shall have the charge 
of the personal property and funds of the Grand Lodge ; 
shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of his trust, in 
such sum and with such sureties as the Grand Lodge shall 



Parti.] THE GUAM) LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 15 

require : and shall from time to time invest all unappro- 
priated funds in his hands in such manner as the Board of 
Directors shall direct. He shall receive all moneys from 
the District Deputy Grand Masters, as well as all other 
moneys paid to the Grand Lodge ; shall pay all bills 
passed by the Board ti£ Directors ; and shall have in his 
care all the regalia not entrusted to the Senior Grand 
Steward, and all charters, records, seals and regalia re- 
turned to the Grand Lodge. He shall keep an accurate 
account of all money by him received and paid; and 
shall annually render an account thereof, with a schedule 
of the funds of the Grand Lodge, to the Board of Di- 
rectors ; shall deliver to his successor in office the funds 
and all other property of the Grand Lodge entrusted to 
his care, taking duplicate receipts for the same, one of 
which receipts he shall deposit with the Recording Grand 
Secretary, 

Sect. 8. — The Recording Grand Secretary shall give 
seasonable notice, in .a public paper, of each Regular 
Communication of the Grand Lodge ; and shall notify, 
by letter, all officers and permanent members of the 
Grand Lodge, together with the Master and. Wardens of 
the subordinate Lodges through their respective Secreta- 
ries. Special meetings may be notified in the manner 
above provided. He shall make a correct record of all 
the transactions of the Grand Lodge; receive petitions, 
applications and appeals, and lay them before the Grand 
Master ; shall fill, attest, and affix the Grand Seal to all 
Warrants, Charters, Commissions and Certificates, by 
order of the Grand Master ; and shall keep a list of all 



16 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Parti. 

the Lodges under this jurisdiction, according to seniority. 
He shall present the chairman of every committee with a 
copy of the vote of his appointment, and shall attend all 
committees, with such documents as are in his possession, 
when required ; and record all reports of committees 
which may be accepted by the Grand Lodge. He shall 
annually, in the month of January, forward to each mem- 
ber of the Grand Lodge one copy, and to each District 
Deputy Grand Master such number of copies of the 
edicts and regulations of the Grand Lodge, which have 
been passed the preceding year, as shall be directed by 
the Grand Master, and all such other transactions of the 
Grand Lodge as may be necessary for the information and 
regulation of the subordinate Lodges, in which shall be 
included a correct list of the officers of the Grand Lodge 
and District Deputy Grand Masters for the current year. 
He shall make a transcript of the records in the month of 
September annually, immediately after the Communica- 
tion of the Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 9. — The Corresponding Grand Secretary shall, 
if required by the Grand Master, answer, under his direc- 
tion, any foreign communication made to the Grand 
Lodge ; and when present, if desired by the Grand 
Master, read all communications to the Grand Lodge. It 
shall also he his duty, from time to time, to lay before the 
Grand Lodge such matters of Masonic interest as may 
come to his knowledge. He shall also be the custodian 
of the original record books of the Grand Lodge, receiv- 
ing from the Recording Grand Secrerary each volume, as 
soon as completed, and keep the same in some secure 



Parti.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 17 

place, to be approved by the Board of Directors of the 
Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 10. — The District Deputy Grand Masters shall 
visit the Lodges in their respective Districts, and inspect 
their By-Laws, Kecords, and mode of Work, once a year 
at least, and before the last week in November ; but, if 
they deem it for the interest of Masonry, they may dele- 
gate their duties in distant Lodges to some suitable 
Brother. They shall have power to grant Dispensations 
for initiation, and, in cases of emergency, for public pro- 
cessions ; shall communicate to the Lodges all edicts and 
regulations of the Grand Lodge, and furnish them with 
all such diplomas as they shall be entitled to ; shall re- 
ceive and receipt for all dues to the Grand Lodge ; re- 
ceive the returns of the Lodges, and make their remarks 
thereon. They shall annually transmit their returns, and 
all moneys in their hands, to the Grand Treasurer, on or 
before the first day of December ; and if they shall fail to 
comply with this regulation, unless prevented by sickness, 
or by some other cause beyond their control, they shall 
not be eligible to reappointment. They shall be reim- 
bursed their necessary expenses in visiting the Lodges ; 
but shall present their accounts to the Board of Directors 
for allowance ; and each District Deputy Grand Master, 
on receiving from the Grand Treasurer the jewel of his 
office and the records of the District over which he is 
appointed, shall give to the Grand Treasurer a receipt in 
the following form, viz. : — 

Whereas, I, , have been appointed and duty com- 
missioned District Deput}' Grand Master of Massachusetts, for 
2 



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the Masonic District, and hare received the collar and 

jewel appertaining to said office, and the book of records of 
said District, I hereby promise to return the same, at the expi- 
ration or revocation of my Commission, to the Treasurer of 
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts ; and, in default thereof, I 
promise to pay on demand, to the order of said Treasurer, or 
whoever may hold the office of Treasurer of said Grand Lodge, 
the sum of fifty dollars. 

Sect. 11. — There shall be two Grand Chaplains ap- 
pointed by the Grand Master on the day of his installa- 
tion, who shall attend the Quarterly Communications and 
other meetings of the Grand Lodge, and perform such 
clerical duties as are suitable to the occasion and as are 
established by the usages of the Fraternity. 

Sect. 12. — The Grand Marshal shall direct the organ- 
ization of the Grand Lodge before it is opened ; collect 
from the members and petitioners in the Grand Lodge all 
communications, and place them before the Recording 
Grand Secretary ; he shall introduce visitors, direct the 
formation of processions, call the Lodges at every Commu- 
nication, and communicate and execute all commands of 
the Grand Master not otherwise provided for. 

Sect. 13. — The Grand Deacons are to communicate 
messages, and attend the Grand Master in all processions ; 
and in the absence of either of them, the Grand Master 
shall appoint a member to act pro tempore. 

Sect. 14. — There shall be four Grand Stewards annu- 
ally appointed. The Senior Grand Steward shall have in 
his charge all the jewels, clothing and furniture of the 
Grand Lodge ; and at the Annual Communication, and 



Part I. j THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 19 

previous to the choice of officers, he shall render an accu- 
rate inventory of everything committed to his care, shall 
deliver the same to his successor in office, taking duplicate 
receipts therefor, one of which receipts he shall deposit 
with the Grand Treasurer. He shall, with the assistance 
of his brother Stewards, properly distribute the jewels 
and clothing, and collect the same at the closing of the 
Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 15. — The Grand Sword-Bearer shall take rank 
as assistant Grand Marshal, and, in the absence of his 
principal, shall act as his substitute. 

Sect. 16. There shall be two Grand Pursuivants an- 
nually appointed. Their station shall be at the inner 
door of the Grand Lodge ; and it shall be their duty to 
attend to the admission of the officers, members, and 
visitors ; to see that they appear in Grand Lodge suitably 
clothed, and, under the direction of the Grand Marshal, 
that they take their proper stations. They shall also 
assist the Grand Marshal, and precede in all public pro- 
cessions of the Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 17. Three Past Masters shall be annually ap- 
pointed Grand Lecturers, whose duty it shall be to exem- 
plify, for the benefit of the Brethren generally, the work 
and lectures of the several degrees, at such times and 
in such places as the Grand Master shall direct. They 
shall also impart instruction to any Lodge requiring their 
services, — the Lodge paying them a reasonable compen- 
sation therefor. It shall also be their duty to visit and 
instruct any Lodge, under this jurisdiction, at the ex- 
pense of the Grand Lodge, whenever it shall be made to 



20 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Parti. 

appear to the satisfaction of the Grand Master that said 
Lodge is unable to bear the expense ; and they shall re- 
port to the Grand Master, in writing, whenever and as 
often as they shall discover any deviations, either in the 
Work or Lectures, from the system adopted by the Grand 
Lodge. 

Sect. 18. — The M.W. Grand Master shall annually 
appoint a Library Committee, who shall have sole charge 
of the Library. 

Sect. 19. — The Grand Tyler is to guard the outer 
door, and see that none enter previously to the opening of 
the Grand Lodge, except the officers and members, unless 
by special permission of the Grand Master. 



Part II.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 21 



art j?.e.coitu\ 



GKAND CHAKITY FUND. 



AETICLE I. 



Section 1 . — The Charity Fund established by this 
Grand Lodge shall by styled " The Charity Fund of the 
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts," and shall consist of Fifty 
Thousand Dollars. 

Sect. 2. — The Charity Fund shall be held in the 
name of the Grand Lodge, and shall be under the direc- 
tion of a Board of Trustees ; and said Board shall be 
styled "The Trustees of the Charity Fund of the Grand 
Lodge of Massachusetts." 

Sect. 3. — The interest arising annually from this 
Fund shall be appropriated, as the Grand Lodge shall 
direct, for the relief of such poor and distressed Brethren, 
their widows and orphans, as may be deemed worthy of 
assistance ; but all interest unappropriated at the end of 
each year shall be paid over by the Trustees to the Treas- 
urer of the Grand Lodge. Provided, nevertheless, That 
if this Fund shall at any time be reduced below the sum 
prescribed in Section 1, all such unappropriated interest 
shall be added yearly to the principal, until it shall again 
amount to Fifty Thousand Dollars. 



22 CONSTITUTIONS OF I Part III. 



flart aHjirtr. 



GENERAL REGULATIONS. 



ARTICLE I. 



AUDITING COMMITTEE. 

Section 1. — At each Annual Communication of the 
Grand Lodge, an Auditing Committee, consisting of three- 
members of the Grand Lodge, shall be chosen by ballot, 
whose duty it shall be to audit the accounts of the Treas- 
urer and report to the Grand Lodge at the ensuing Annual 
Communication, and before the election of officers, an ac- 
count of the receipts and expenditures of the preceding 
year, with a statement of all funds in the hands of the 
Grand Treasurer. They shall also, annually, in Novem- 
ber, examine the Records of the Recording Grand Secre- 
tary, see that they are properly kept and accurately tran- 
scribed, and report thereon at the Annual Communication. 

- ARTICLE II. 

DISPENSATIONS AND CHARTERS FOR NEW LODGES. 

Section 1. — Dispensations for holding new Lodges 
may be issued by the Grand Master, or the Grand Lodge, 
on the petition of not less than seven Master Masons of 
known skill and good standing ; provided the petition be 



Part III.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 23 

countersigned by the District Deputy Grand Master with- 
in whose District the petitioners reside, and recommended 
by the Lodge situated nearest to the place where the new 
Lodge is proposed to be located. 

Sect. 2. — The fee for such Dispensation shall be ten 
dollars, to be paid to the Grand Treasurer, and five dol- 
lars to the Recording Grand Secretary ; and every Dispen- 
sation shall be returned to the Grand Lodge, at the 
expiration of one year from the date thereof, together 
with an attested transcript of all the proceedings and 
of the By-Laws of the Lodge working under the same. 
If these be approved by the Grand Lodge, a Charter 
of Constitution may be issued to the petitioners, for 
which they shall pay to the Grand Treasurer the farther 
sum of fifty dollars, forty-five of which shall be for 
the funds of the Grand Lodge and five for the Recording 
Grand Secretary. 

Sect. 3. — The form of petition for a Dispensation 
shall be as follows : — 

To the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, 
Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : — 

AVe, the undersigned, being Master Masons in good stand- 
ing, and having the prosperity of the Craft at heart, are anxious 
to exert our best endeavors to promote and diffuse the genuine 
principles of Freemasonry ; and, for the convenience of our 
respective dwellings and other good reasons we are desirous of 

forming a new Lodge, to be named . We, therefore, with 

the approbation of the District Deputy Grand Master, and the 
Lodge nearest our residence, respectfully pray for a Dispensa- 
tion empowering us to meet as a regular Lodge at , on the 



24 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part III. 
of every month, and there to discharge the duties of An- 



cient York Masonry in a constitutional manner, according to 
the forms of the Order and the Laws of the Grand Lodge ; and 
we have nominated and do recommend Brother A B to be the 
first Master, Brother C D to be the first Senior Warden, and 
Brother E F to be the first Junior Warden of the said Lodge. 
The prayer of this petition being granted, we promise strict 
obedience to the commands of the Grand Master and the laws 
and regulations of the Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 4. — Every new Lodge shall be solemnly con- 
stituted by the Grand Muster and his officers, or by some 
competent Brother especially commissioned by him for the 
purpose.* 

ARTICLE III. 

SURRENDER, FORFEITURE, AND REVOCATION OF CHARTERS. 

Section 1. — Every Charter surrendered to the Grand 
Lodge, whether or not with the intention of being re- 
sumed at a future period, shall be accompanied with the 
By-Laws, Records, Seal, Regalia, Funds, and other prop- 
erty of the Lodge of every description ; and all the prop- 
erty of a Lodge surrendering its Charter, with the inten- 
tion of resuming it, shall be held by the Grand Lodge, in 
trust, until such time as the Charter shall be restored, or 
the intention of reclaiming it abandoned. The interest 
arising from said funds and other property shall be made 
a part of the funds of the Grand Lodge, and, in case of 

* The officers of a Lodge working under Dispensation are not entitled to 
seats as representatives in Grand Lodge. "No new Lodge is owned, nor 
their officers admitted into the Grand Lodge, unless it be regularly consti- 
tuted and registered." — Vide Ancient Mas. Reg., Art. XII. 



Part III.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 25 

forfeiture, the principal shall be devoted to the same 
object. No Charter thus deposited shall be restored, un- 
less the provisions of this section shall have been strictly 
complied with, nor unless seven of the petitioners for its 
restoration were members of the Lodge at the time of its 
surrender ; and it shall be the duty of the petitioners to 
notify the District Deputy Grand Master of the District, 
and the Lodge nearest to their residence, of their inten- 
tion to petition for the restoration. 

Sect. 2. — Every Charter, when declared forfeited, 
shall be returned to the Grand Lodge, with the Records, 
By-Laws, Seal, Regalia, Funds, and other property of 
the Lodge, of every description; and all members of a 
Lodge who shall refuse to make such surrender, or who 
shall vote to divide the funds thereof among themselves, 
or to appropriate them in any other way than is herein 
designated, shall be liable to expulsion from all the rights 
and privileges of Freemasonry. 

Sect. 3. — If at any time it shall be found necessary 
to suspend or cancel the Warrant or Charter of any 
Lodge under this jurisdiction, for irregular or unmasonic 
conduct, the members of said Lodge, at the time of its 
having incurred such penalty, shall be disqualified to visit 
or join any other Lodge, without special permission of 
the Grand Lodge obtained on memorial. 

Sect. 4. — Any Mason knowingly assisting at the 
Work of a Lodge whose Warrant or Charter has been 
suspended or cancelled, shall be liable to expulsion from 
the rights of Masonry. 



26 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part III. 

ARTICLE IV. [PART III.] 

TRIALS, SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS. 

Section 1. — The Grand Master shall annually appoint 
a Board of five members of the Grand Lodge, to be 
styled Commissioners of Trials; but he may in his dis- 
cretion appoint a Special Board of Commissioners for the 
trial of any given cause. All Commissioners shall be 
Past or Present Masters. The first named of said Board 
shall he the President thereof, and three members shall 
constitute a quorum. In the absence of the President the 
Board may elect a President pro tempore. Whenever a 
member of a Lodge, or a Brother under this jurisdiction, 
shall be accused of any offence, which, if proved, would 
subject him to expulsion or suspension from the rights 
and privileges of Masonry, the proceedings in the prem- 
ises shall be conducted agreeably to the following rules : — 

I. The accusation shall be made in writing, with specifica- 
tions of the offence, under the signature of a Master Mason, 
and, if the accused is a member of airy Lodge within the juris- 
diction, shall be given in charge to the Master thereof, who 
shall summon his Lodge to act upon the accusation. If the 
Lodge by a majority vote of its members present determine that 
the charges require investigation, then the accusation shall be 
given in charge to the President or President pro tempore of 
the Board, who, under direction of the Board, shall cause the 
accused to be served with an attested copy of the charges, 
together with a summons to appear, at a time and place to be 
named in said summons, and make such answer to the charges 
and accusations as he may desire. The summons shall be 



Part III.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 27 

served upon the accused fourteen da}'s, at least, before the 
return day thereof. Such appearance ma} T be made in person 
before the President or President pro tempore, or by filing an 
answer in writing with such President. If the residence of the 
accused be out of the Commonwealth, and unknown, the Com- 
missioners may proceed to examine the charges and accusation 
ex parte; but if known and out of the Commonwealth, a sum- 
mons shall be sent him, by mail or otherwise, sixty da3's, at 
least, before the time appointed for his appearance. The ser- 
vice and the return thereof shall be according to regulations to 
be made by the Commissioners, and, when so made, shall be 
conclusive. 

In case of unaffiliated or sojourning Masons, the accusation 
made as aforesaid shall be given in charge to the Piesident or 
President pro tempore of the Board, and if the Board of Com- 
missioners shall determine that the charges require investiga- 
tion, the Board shall thereafter proceeed in the same manner 
as above required in the case of an affiliated Mason whose 
Lodge has determined that the charges require investigation. 

II. The examination upon the charge and accusation shall 
be had at some convenient place and time, to be designated by 
the Commissioners, of which due notice shall be given, and no 
visitors shall be admitted, except as counsel or witnesses. 
Unless otherwise ordered by the Commissioners, the testimony 
may be taken by the President or President pro tempore, who 
shall reduce the same to writing, to be submitted to the Board. 
Witnesses, if Masons, shall testify on their honor as such. 
Other witnesses shall be duly sworn before their testimoiry is 
taken. 

III. Any Brother duly authorized may appear as counsel in 
support of, or in opposition to, the charges during the taking of 
the testimony and in the argument of the cause. 



28 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part III. 

IV. A full record of the proceedings in each case, whatever 
maj- be the result thereof, including the testimoiry taken, the 
action of the Commissioners thereon, and the sentence, if an} 7 , 
imposed upon the accused, to be signed by the Commissioners 
acting in such case, shall be transmitted to the Recording 
Grand Secretary, by him to be placed on file and presented to 
the Grand Lodge at the next Quarterly Communication. The 
action of the Commissioners, including the sentence, if an}", 
imposed upon the respondent, if approved, shall stand as the 
judgment of the Grand Lodge. The finding of the Commis- 
sioners shall be subject to correction or review by the Grand 
Lodge, who will order a new trial, or otherwise dispose of the 
case. 

V. Any lodge, ma} r , notwithstanding the provisions of this 
article, proceed to try any Brother, subject to its jurisdiction, 
against whom such an accusation as is therein contemplated 
has been made, provided such Lodge, by a majority vote, at 
the next Stated Communication after the accusation shall have 
been presented, shall decide in favor of such a trial. In such 
case all the proceedings in respect to service upon the respond- 
ent, the time, place and method of trial, including the sentence, 
the record and the report to the Grand Lodge, shall conform to 
the foregoing rules, so far as the same shall be applicable. 

Sect. 2. Any five members of a Lodge, or the Dis- 
trict Deputy Grand Master, may impeach the Master of 
said Lodge before the Grand Master, who shall order an 
investigation of the charges ; and if, in his opinion, they 
are well founded and of a character to justify the pro- 
ceeding, he may suspend the delinquent and summon him 
to appear for trial before said Commissioners, or such 
special Commissioners as the Gmnd Master may appoint. 



Part III.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 29 

The foregoing rules, as far as the same shall be practi- 
cable, shall be observed in the trial of a Master of a 
Lodge before such Commissioners. 

Sect. 3. The Commissioners shall receive for their ser- 
vices, and for necessary expenses in each case, such com- 
pensation as the Grand Master shall determine and allow, 
upon the certificate of the Commissioners. 

Sect. 4. An expulsion or suspension of a Brother from 
any Masonic Body other than a Lodge of Master Masons, 
or a Grand Lodge having jurisdiction over such Brother, 
shall not operate as an expulsion or suspension from 
Masonry, or from the Lodge of which he is a member. 

Sect. 5. No Lodge under this jurisdiction shall expel 
or suspend a member from the rights of Masonry. 

Sect. 6. Forfeiture or suspension of membership shall 
not be imposed until the delinquent has been duly 
notified of the time, when and place where action will be 
taken in his case. If the residence of the delinquent is 
out of the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, or unknown, 
no notice shall be required. 

ARTICLE V. 

APPEAL AND PvESTORATION. 

Section 1. — As the Grand Lodge, when congregated, 
is a representation of every individual member of the 
Fraternity, it necessarily possesses a supreme superin- 
tending authority, and the power of finally deciding on 
every case which concerns the interest of the Craft. Any 
Brother, therefore, who may feel aggrieved by the decision 



30 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part III. 

of any Lodge, or other Masonic authority,, acting undue? 
this jurisdiction, may appeal to the Grand Lodge against 
such decision. The appeal must be made in writing, 
specifying the particular grievance complained of, and 
transmitted to the Recording Grand. Secretary ten days 
at least before the ensuing meeting of the Grand Lodge. 
A notice and copy of the appeal shall also, and at the 
same time, be sent by the appellant to the party against 
whose decision the appeal is made. 

Sect. 2. — Whenever this Grand Lodge shall reverse 
or abrogate the decision of a subordinate Lodge, suspend- 
ing or expelling a Brother, and shall restore him to the 
benefits and privileges of Masonry, he shall not thereby 
be restored to membership within the body from which he 
was suspended or expelled, without its unanimous con- 
sent. 

ARTICLE VI. 

COMMITTEES THEIR APPOINTMENT, ETC. 

Section 1. — All committees, whose election is not 
herein provided for, shall be appointed by the Grand 
Master, or, in his absence, by the presiding officer, unless 
otherwise ordered by the Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 2. — No Brother, not a member of the Grand 
Lodge, shall be appointed on any committee therein. 
This, however, is not intended to militate against the 
right of the Grand Master to commission any Brother, in 
writing, for a specific purpose. 

Sect. 3. — All committees, chosen or appointed, shall 
report their proceedings, in writing, at the next Commu- 



Part III.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 31 

nication after their appointment. The first Broth er 
chosen or appointed shall be chairman, and shall furnish 
each of the committee with a copy of the vote of his 
appointment, as received from the Recording Grand Sec- 
retary, and designate the time and place of meeting. 

Sect. 4. — The expenses of all committees shall be 
paid by the Grand Lodge. 

ARTICLE VII. 

REGALIA DRESS IN GRAND LODGE. 

Section 1. — The Jewels of the Grand Officers shall 
be as follows : — 

I. The Jewel of the Grand Master shall be the compasses 
extended to 45°, with the segment of a circle at the points, and 
a gold plate included, on which is represented an eye, eradiated, 
with a triangle, also eradiated. 

The Jewel of the Deputy Grand Master shall be the Com- 
passes and Square united, with a five-pointed star in the centre. 

The Jewels of the District Deputy Grand Masters shall be 
the Compasses extended to 45°, with the segment of a circle at 
the points, with a crescent in the centre. 

Senior Grand Warden, the Level. 

Junior Grand Warden, the Plumb. 

Grand Treasurer, a chased Ke} T . 

Recording Grand Secretary, crossed Pens, with a tie. 

Corresponding Grand Secretary, crossed Pens, with a tie. 

Grand Chaplain, a Book with a Triangle. 

Grand Marshal, crossed Rods. 

Grand Deacons, Dove and Olive Branch. 

Grand Stewards, Cornucopia. 



32 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part III. 

Grand Sword-Bearer, crossed Swords. 

Grand Standard-Bearer, Banner. 

Grand Pursuivants, a Rod and a Sword crossed. 

Grand Lecturer, open Book upon Square and Compasses. 

Grand Organist, I^yre. 

Grand Tyler, Sword. 

Each Past Grand Master, Past Deputy Grand Master and 
Past Grand Warden shall be distinguished by the Jewel pre- 
scribed for the office he has filled, with this difference, that such 
Jewel shall be fixed within a circle or oval of gold or metal gilt. 
It shall be worn over the left breast, pendant to a purple rib- 
bon. 

The Jewels of all the Grand Officers, with the exception of 
the District Deputy Grand Masters, shall be within a wreath 
composed of a sprig of Acacia and an ear of Wheat. 

II. The Collars of the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, 
and Senior and Junior Grand Wardens, shall be chains of gold 
or metal gilt. 

The Collars of the other officers of the Grand Lodge shall be 
purple, four inches broad, with narrow edging of gold lace, and 
ornamented in the centre with a pomegranate embroidered in 
gold. 

III. The Apron of the Grand Master shall be of white lamb- 
skin, lined with purple, ornamented with the blazing Sun, em- 
broidered in gold in the centre ; on the edging the pomegranate 
and lotus, with the seven-eared wheat at each corner, and also 
on the fall, — all in gold embroidery, the fringe of gold bullion, 
with purple edging and strings. 

The Apron of the Deputj' Grand Master shall be of the same 
material and lining, having the emblem of his office in gold 
embroidered in the centre, and the pomegranate and lotus alter- 
nately embroidered in gold on the edging. 



Part III.] TIIE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 33 

The Aprons of the other Grand Officers shall be of white 

lambskin, lined with purple; edging three and a half inches 

i 
wide ; with purple strings ; ornamented with gold, having the 

emblems of their office, in gold, in the centre. 

IV. The Grand Officers shall wear gauntlets of purple, with 

the emblem of their office, embroidered in gold, within a wreath. 

Sect. 2. — The Apron of a Master Mason should be a 
plain w T hite lambskin, fourteen inches wide by twelve 
inches deep, with sky-blue lining and edging, having 
three rosettes of the same color. No other color shall be 
allowed, and no other ornament should be worn, except 
by officers and past officers of Lodges, who may have the 
emblems of their office* in silver, on the Apron. 

An officer of a subordinate Lodge should wear a blue 
Sash ; a blue-velvet Collar, trimmed with silver lace, and 
a silver Jewel. 

The Jewels of a subordinate Lodge shall be as fol- 
lows : — 

The Jewel of Past Master shall be the blazing Sun, within the 
Compasses, extended on a Quadrant ; the Master, the Square ; 
Senior Warden, the Level ; Junior Warden, the Plumb ; Treas- 
urer, the crossed Ke}'s ; Secretaiy, the crossed Pens ; Chaplain, 
the Bible, within a circle ; Deacons, the Compasses and Square 
united ; Marshal, Baton, in a square ; Stewards, Cornucopia, in 
a circle ; Organist, Lyre, in a circle ; T}der, crossed Swords. 

Sect. 3. — No Brother shall, on any pretence, be ad- 
mitted into the Grand Lodge, or any subordinate Lodge, 
without his proper clothing, nor shall any officer of the 



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34 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part III. 

Grand Lodge, or representative of a subordinate Lodge 
(proxies excepted), be allowed to vote, without his 
Jewel, unless he offers a satisfactory excuse and have per- 
mission of the Grand Lodge. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION. 

Section 1 . — Lodges of Instruction may be holden in 
any town or city in the Commonwealth with the permis- 
sion of the Grand Master, in writing ; provided, however, 
that not less than two Lodges shall apply for such permis- 
sion. The Brethren to whom such permission is granted 
shall be answ T erable for the proceedings of such Lodge of 
Instruction, and responsible that the mode of working 
therein adopted has received the sanction of the Grand 
Lodge. 

Sect. 2. — Notice of the times and places of meeting 
of such Lodges of Instruction shall be given to the 
Brethren in the vicinity, who shall be at liberty to join 
the same, subject to such rules, regulations, and assess- 
ments as may be agreed upon. 

Sect. 3. — Each Lodge of Instruction shall keep a 
record of its proceedings, and of the names of all visiting 
Brethren present at each meeting, and of Brethren ap- 
pointed to hold office ; and such record shall be produced 
when called for by the Grand Master, or by the Lodge 
granting its sanction. 

Sect. 4. — The Grand Master shall have power to sus- 



Part III.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 35 

pend or dissolve any Lodge of Instruction, when, in his 
opinion, there shall be sufficient cause therefor. 

Sect. 5. — Any Brother, being a member of a subor- 
dinate Lodge under this jurisdiction, may become a 
member of any Lodge of Instruction in this Common- 
wealth by complying with the regulations thereof. 



36 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part IV. 



$)art Jfcitrtf), 



SUBORDINATE LODGES. 



ARTICLE I. 



POWERS AND DUTIES. 



Section 1. — All Lodges under this jurisdiction have 
a right to convene as Free and Accepted Masons, to re- 
ceive and enter Apprentices, pass Fellow-Crafts, and raise - 
Master Masons, and assess fees therefor; to choose offi- 
cers annually ; establish funds for charitable purposes, 
and transact all matters appertaining to Masonry, agreea- 
bly to their Charters, the laws of the Grand Lodge, and 
the ancient usages of the Craft. 

Sect. 2. — The Lodges under this jurisdiction shall be 
formed into Districts by the Grand Master, for each of 
which a District Deputy Grand Master shall be annually 
appointed ; and it shall be the duty of every Master, or 
presiding officer of a Lodge, when notified of the in- 
tended official visit of the District Deputy Grand Master, 
to convene his Lodge, receive him as the representative 
of the Grand Lodge, resign the chair to him while mak- 
ing his official communications, submit to his inspection 
the By-Laws, Records, and mode of Work, and deliver 



Part IV.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 37 

to him the return of the Lodge, and the dues to the 
Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 3. — The Lodges under this jurisdiction shall 
make an annual return to their District Deputy Grand 
Master, of their officers and members, of all candidates 
initiated, crafted, and raised, agreeably to the form estab- 
lished by the Grand Lodge ; for which purpose they shall 
be furnished with suitable blanks. 

Sect. 4. — Should any Lodge neglect to make its re- 
turns and payments to the Grand Lodge for the space of 
two years, the Master and Wardens of such Lodge shall 
not be permitted to attend, in their official capacity, any 
meeting of the Grand Lodge, until such returns and pay- 
ments are made ; and should the delinquency continue for 
three years, the Charter, Funds, and Eegalia of such 
Lodge may be declared forfeited to the Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 5. — No petition for the removal of a Lodge 
from the place in which it is located shall be sustained in 
Grand Lodge, unless said petition is sanctioned by the 
District Deputy Grand Master of the District where said 
Lodge is situated, and has the approbation of the Lodge 
nearest the place where the said Lodge is intended to be 
held; the same to be signified, in writing, to the Grand 
Lodge. Nor shall any Lodge hold meetings, unless 
authorized by the Grand Master, in any place other than 
the one designated in their Charter, under the penalty of 
a forfeiture thereof. 

No changes by the Legislature of the Commonwealth, 
of Municipal Corporations, or boundaries of the terri- 
tories thereof, shall be held to affect in any way the juris- 



38 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part IV. 

diction of Lodges. Lodges located by their Charters in 
particular sections of Municipalities shall have the same 
jurisdiction therein as if said sections were entire Munici- 
palities, and where the boundaries of such sections are 
uncertain, they may be determined by the Grand Master 
for the time being. 

Sect. 6. — The majority of the members of any Lodge, 
when duly assembled, shall have the right to instruct 
their Master and Wardens as their representatives in the 
Grand Lodge. 

Sect. 7. — As every warranted Lodge is a constituent 
part of the Grand Lodge, in which assembly all the 
powers of the Fraternity reside, it is clear that no other 
authority can destroy the power granted by a Warrant. 
If, therefore, the majority of any Lodge should deter- 
mine to leave the Institution, or leave that Lodge, the 
Constitutions, or power of assembling, remains with the 
rest of the members who adhere to their allegiance. If 
the number remaining, shall, hoAvever, be reduced to less 
than seven, the Charter shall be returned, agreeably to 
the regulation in such cases provided. 

Sect. 8. — If the Master and Wardens of any Lodge 
be summoned to attend, or to produce the Charter, books, 
papers, or accounts of their Lodge, to the Grand Master, 
or the District Deputy Grand Master within whose juris- 
diction it is located, or any committee authorized by the 
Grand Lodge, and refuse to comply with said summons, 
or give satisfactory reasons for non compliance, they may 
be suspended, and the proceedings shall be notified to the 



Part IV.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 39 

Grand Lodge ; when, in case of contumacy, expulsion or 
revocation of Charter shall be the penalty. 

Sect. 9. — All Lodges are particularly bound to 
observe the same usages and customs. Every deviation, 
therefore, from the established mode of working is highly 
improper, and ought not to be countenanced. In order 
to preserve this uniformity, and to cultivate a good un- 
derstanding among the Craft, some members of every 
Lodge should be deputed to visit the other Lodges as 
often as may be convenient ; and it shall be the duty of 
the Master and Wardens to qualify themselves in the 
Work and Lectures sanctioned by the Grand Lodge, 
that they may be enabled to instruct their respective 
Lodges. 

Sect. 10. — Each Lodge shall pay annually towards 
the support of the Grand Lodge, ten dollars ; and five 
dollars for every candidate by them initiated ; and shall 
receive from the Grand Lodge as many Diplomas as they 
may make Master Masons. 

AKTICLE II. 

PROXIES OF LODGES. 

Section 1. — It is the duty of every Lodge to be rep- 
resented at the Communications of the Grand Lodge, by 
its Master and Wardens, or by a proxy duly commis- 
sioned under the seal of the Lodge, and the attestation of 
the Master and Secretary; and, that there maybe no 
excuse for neglect of this duty, each Lodge is authorized 
to appoint any Master Mason of regular standing, not 



40 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part IV. 

holding office in the Grand Lodge, and being a member 
of said Lodge, a proxy to represent them in the Grand 
Lodge ; and such proxy shall have a right to a seat in the 
Grand Lodge during the Masonic year in which he was 
appointed, and to a vote when the Master and Wardens 
of the Lodge he represents shall not either of them be 
present. 

Sect. 2. — Any Lodge under the jurisdiction of this 
Grand Lodge, but established beyond the territorial limits 
of Massachusetts, may constitute an honorary member of 
such Lodge to act as its proxy in Grand Lodge. The 
letter, by which a Lodge shall appoint a proxy, is to be in 
form and substance as follows, viz. : — 

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Massachusetts : — 



Master of 



Lodge. 



Be it Known, That Brother , of 

— , having been chosen b}' the members of 



^ SEAL. g, 

Lodge, in , to represent said Lodge in Grand 

Lodge the ensuing }'ear, I do by these presents, 
in their behalf, constitute and appoint him their 
representative ; for them to appear, and upon all 
subjects relating to the Craft in general and to said Lodge in 
particular, to act and decide as fully as though we were person- 
ally present. 

Confirming the acts of our beloved Brother, in his capacity 
aforesaid, wo pray that he may enjoj T all the privileges and pro- 
tection to which we are entitled. 

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed nry name, 

and caused the seal of our Lodge to be affixed, this day of 

, A.L. 58—. 

Attest, 

, Secretary. 



Part IV.] THE GRAND LODGE OP MASSACHUSETTS. 41 

Sect. 3. — Every Lodge represented by proxy in the 
Grand Lodge shall issue the commission annually. All 
commissions of proxies shall expire with the closing of 
the Grand Lodge on the festival of St. John the Evange- 
list, or the day of installation ; and no Brother shall rep- 
resent more than one Lodge at the same time, either as 
representative or proxy. 

Sect. 4. — Every subordinate Lodge under this juris- 
diction shall be allowed three votes in all elections and 
other business in this Grand Lodge, whether represented 

by one or more of its representatives. 

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ARTICLE III. 

INITIATION OF CANDIDATES. 

Section 1. — All applications for initiation shall be 
made in writing over the signature of the applicant, and 
in the following form : — 

FORM OF PETITION. 

To the W. Master ', Wardens and Members of Lodge of Free and 

Accepted Masons : — 

The subscriber respectfully represents that, having long en- 
tertained a favorable opinion of your ancient institution, he 
is desirous, if found worthy, to be admitted a member thereof. 

My full name is 

My place of residence is 

Date of Birth 

Place of Birth 

Occupation 

I have before applied for initiation. 

Signed, ■ — . 

\_Date.~] 



42 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part IV. 

RECOMMENDATION. 

I, , member of - Lodge aforesaid, hereby recom- 
mend said for initiation. 

Signed, - . 

No candidate shall be balloted for who has not been 
proposed at a Stated Monthly Meeting, and who shall not 
have stood so proposed from one Eegular Monthly 
Meeting to another, without a Dispensation therefor ; nor 
shall a candidate, in any event, be balloted for, into 
whose moral character a strict inquiry has not been made, 
and whose name has not been borne on the notifications 
for the meeting at which he is to be balloted for. It shall 
not be regular for any Lodge which does not usually issue 
written or printed notifications of its meetings, to ballot 
upon any application for the degrees when there is a Dis- 
pensation therefor, at any but Stated Monthly Meetings, 
without written or printed notifications to the members 
of the Lodge, with the name of the candidate borne 
thereon! 

Sect. 2. — No candidate, whose application may be 
rejected by a Lodge, shall be proposed in any other 
Lodge under this jurisdiction, within six months after 
such rejection ; nor shall any candidate be proposed in 
any Lodge, other' than the one to which he first 
applied, without a written recommendation from .six 
members of the said Lodge, of whom the Master and 
Wardens shall be three. And when the Master and 
Wardens are unwilling so to recommend a candidate who 
has been rejected, it shall be their duty to communicate 



Part IV.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 43 

such rejection to the Grand Lodge, or to the District 
Deputy Grand Master, who shall immediately -communi- 
cate the same to all the Lodges under his jurisdiction. 
And if any Mason knowingly assist, or recommend for 
initiation, to any Lodge ivhatever, any candidate rejected 
as aforesaid, who may not have obtained a recommenda- 
tion, and also waited the required six months as before 
provided, such Mason shall be expelled from the Institu- 
tion, or subjected to such other penalty as the Grand Lodge 
may see cause to impose. 

Any candidate residing within this State, whose appli- 
cation has been rejected, who shall be initiated in any 
other Lodge, without the recommendation aforesaid, shall 
be deemed a clandestine Mason, and shall not be allowed 
to visit any Lodge within this jurisdiction, and the Craft 
is hereby forbidden to hold Masonic intercourse with him. 

No person who has been rejected in any Lodge in this 
jurisdiction, and who shall have procured his degrees in 
any other jurisdiction, without the recommendation pre- 
scribed in Section 2 of this Article, and without the writ- 
ten permission of the Grand Master, shall be admitted as 
a visitor in any Lodge of this jurisdiction, or be entitled 
to any recognition as a Mason, until he shall have been 
formally healed by the Grand Lodge, and notice thereoi 
shall have been duly communicated by the Recording 
Grand Secretary to all the Lodges of this jurisdiction. 

Sect. 3. — The general rule which governs the Order 
irf the admission of members is, that such admission is to 
be sanctioned by entire unanimity ; and so sacred and 
fundamental does the Grand Lodge conceive this rule to 



44 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part IV. 

be, that no candidate shall be initiated in any Lodge, 
under this jurisdiction, without a clear and unanimous 
vote in his favor. Every member present shall vote on 
the application, unless excused by the Lodge. 

Sect. 4. — By the ancient regulations, the physical 
deformity of an individual operates as a bar to his admis- 
sion into the Fraternity. But in view of the fact that this 
regulation was adopted for the government of the Craft 
at a period when they united the character of operative 
with that of speculative Masons, this Grand Lodge, in 
common, it is believed, with most of her sister Grand 
Lodges in this country and in Europe, has authorized 
such a construction of the regulation as that where the 
deformity does not amount to an inability to meet the re- 
quirements of the ritual, and honestly to acquire the 
means of subsistence, it constitutes no hindrance to ini- 
tiation . 

Sect. 5. — Application for initiation shall be made to 
the Lodge in the town or city where the petitioner re- 
sides, if there be a Lodge therein ; but if there be none, 
then he shall apply to the Lodge nearest to his residence, 
and it shall be the duty of such Lodge to make due and 
careful inquiry as to the moral standing of the petitioner, 
of some respectable and reliable person or persons living 
in the place of his residence, before he shall be initiated. 
And no person residing in a town or city where there is a 
Lodge shall be initiated in any other town or city, with- 
out the written consent and recommendation of the Mas- 
ter, one Warden, and two members, at least, of each 
Lodge in the town or city where he resides ; provided, 



Part IV.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 45 

however, that where there are more than two Lodges in 
any town or city, such consent and recommendation shall 
not be required of more than two of them. Nor shall 
any candidate be received from any other State (he being 
a resident thereof) where a regular Lodge is established, 
without the written permission of the Grand Master of 
such State. 

Sect. 6. — No Entered Apprentice or Fellow-Craft, in- 
itiated or passed in any Lodge within the Uuited States, 
shall be passed or raised in auy Lodge under this juris- 
diction, without the consent of the Master and Wardens 
of the Lodge in which he was first admitted, or a Dispen- 
sation from the Grand Master. 

Sect. 7. — Any member of a subordinate Lodge may 
object to the initiation, passing, or raising of a candidate, 
at any time before the degree is conferred ; and it shall 
be the duty of the Lodge to investigate such objections 
before proceeding further with the candidate. 

Sect. 8. — The fee demanded by a Lodge for initiating, 
crafting, and raising a Mason shall not be less than 
twenty-five dollars, including the fee to the Grand 
Lodge ; and no Lodge under this jurisdiction shall take 
notes of hand for fees, or grant any time of credit there- 
for. 

Sect. 9. — No Lodge, in the absence of the Master 
and Wardens, shall initiate, craft, or raise a candidate. 

Sect.. 10. — No Lodge shall hold more than one Com- 
munication on the same clay, nor confer either of the three 
degrees upon more than five candidates at one Communi- 
cation. No Lodge shall permit more than one candidate 



46 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part V. 

to be present at the same time in the first section of the 
first degree, nor in the second section of the third degree. 

Note. — In the discussion of this Article in Grand Lodge, the first sec- 
tion being under consideration, the opinion was expressed, and acquiesced 
in, that the clause in said section which requires the names of candidates 
to be borne on the notifications for the meeting at which the balloting 
takes place, is not intended to affect the Lodges in the country which do 
not issue written notifications. 



Part V.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 47 



art Jfiftb. 



MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS. 

Section 1. — No business other than that appertaining 
to the Work and Lectures, shall be transacted in a Lodge 
while open on the first or second degree. All general 
business, such as the election and installation of officers, 
the discussion of questions relating to the general inter- 
ests of the Fraternity, and the local affairs of the Lodge, 
shall be transacted in a Master's Lodo'e. 

Skct. 2. — The Lodge shall admit as members such 
only as are Master Masons. Any Brother having been 
discharged for non-payment of dues shall not be admitted 
to membership in any other Lodge until the same are paid 
or remitted. The receipt or certificate from the Secretary 
of the Lodge of which the applicant was last a member, 
shall be satisfactory evidence that his dues have been 
liquidated. 

Sect. 3. — The Master of any Lodge under this juris- 
diction, who has faithfully discharged his duties and com- 
plied with the laws af the Grand Lodge, shall at the end 
of his first year, be presented by the District Deputy 
Grand Master with a Past Master's Diploma. 

Sect. 4 — Any Lodge may take cognizance of the 
conduct of any sojourning Brother or Brethren, not at- 



48 CONSTITUTIONS OP [Part V. 

tached to any particular Lodge, upon a charge of un- 
masouic conduct. 

Sect. 5.- — JNo Lodge shall encourage, promote, or 
permit the delivery of any Masonic lectures, which have 
not been sanctioned and authorized by the Grand Lodge. 
Nor shall any Mason be permitted to deliver such lectures 
under this jurisdiction. 

Sect. 6. — No Lodge shall form a public procession, 
except to attend the funeral of a Master Mason, without 
permission from the Grand Master (or, in his absence, 
the Deputy Grand Master), or the District Deputy Grand 
Master, within whose District it is located. 

Sect. 7. — No Mason can be interred with the formali- 
ties of the Order, unless it be at his own special request, 
without a Dispensation from the Grand Master ; nor 
under any circumstances, unless he has been advanced to 
the degree of a Master Mason. 

Sect. 8. — No Lodge, or officer or member of a 
Lodge, shall, under any circumstances, give a certificate 
or recommendation to enable a Mason to proceed from 
Lodge to Lodge as a pauper, or in an itinerant manner to 
apply to Lodges for relief. 

Sect. 9. — It shall not be permitted to introduce politi- 
cal or other exciting topics for discussion in any Lodge 
under this jurisdiction. 

Sect. 10. — A Lodge ought to meet once in each cal- 
endar month, but may, with propriety, adjourn during 
o 

the summer months of June, July and August. 

Sect. 11. — The Master of a Lodge has the special 
charge of its Charter, and it it is his duty to see that it is 



Part V.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 49 

carefully preserved. It must be present whenever the 
Lodge is opened. 

Sect. 12. — A visiting Brother, having produced his 
Grand Lodge certificate, or Diploma, has a right to call 
for the Charter of the Lodge he desires to visit. 

Sect. 13. — No Brother shall be a member of more 
than one Lodge ; nor shall he hold more than one office 
in the same Lodge, or in Grand Lodge, at the same time. 

Sect. 14. — The removal of a Brother into another 
jurisdiction does not, of itself, authorize his name to be 
stricken from the roll of the Lodge of which he is a 
member. 

Sect. 15.— No Mason, not a member of some subor- 
dinate Lodge, shall be allowed to visit the same Lodge in 
the place where he resides more than twice, without the 
permission of the Master or vote of the Lodge. 

Sect. 16. — No Lodge can suspend the operation of a 
By-Law ; nor, at a Special Meeting, alter or amend any 
part of the proceedings of a Stated one. 

Sect. 17. — No Brother ought to be elected Master of 
a Lodge who has not served at least one year in the office 
of Warden. 

Sect. 18. — No Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted 
Masons can legally assemble in this Commonwealth under 
a Warrant granted by any foreign Masonic power. 

Sect. 19. — It shall not be legal for any Lodge to in- 
terfere with the business or concerns of another Lodofe. 

Sect. 20. — Any vote passed in the Grand Lodge, or 
by any subordinate Lodge, may be reconsidered at the 
same meeting, or at the next subsequent meeting, pro- 



50 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part V. 

vided notice of the intention to move for such a reconsid- 
eration shall be given at the meeting at which the vote 
was originally passed. 

Sect. 21. — A Lodge or Brother offending against any 
law or regulation of the Craft, or of this Grand Lodge, 
to the breach of which no penalty is attached, shall, at 
the discretion of the Grand Lodge, be subject to admoni- 
tion, suspension or expulsion. 

Sect. 22. — No permanent regulation of this Grand 
I^odge shall be repealed or amended at the meeting at 
w 7 hich such repeal or amendment is proposed, nor until it 
has Ibeen duly considered by a committee, to be chosen 
by the Grand Lodge at a previous Quarterly Communica- 
tion. And every Lodge under the jurisdiction of this 
Grand Lodge, within the territorial limits of Massachu- 
setts, shall be served by the Recording Grand Secretary 
with an attested copy of such proposed repeal or amend- 
ment within thirty days after the meeting at which such 
repeal or amendment is proposed. A majority of two- 
thirds of the votes cast shall be necessary for the adop- 
tion of any amendment. 

Sect. 23. — No Lodge shall apply for, receive, or act 
under any corporate Charter granted by any Legislature 
or political government ; and the receiving such Charter 
of incorporation, or acting thereunder by any Lodge 
under this jurisdiction, shall operate as a surrender and 
revocation of its Masonic Charter or Warrant from this 
Grand Lodge. 



Part VI.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 51 



art Sisrijj* 



RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND* 

LODGE. 

Rule 1. — None but members of the Grand Locbre — 
past or present officers of other Grand Lodges excepted — 
shall be present at the opening of the same ; nor shall 
any visitor be admitted during the session, except by 
permission of the Grand Master. 

2. — All members and visitors shall keep the seats 
assigned them, except the Grand Marshal and officers 
whose duties may call them about the Lodge. 

3. — All resolutions shall be submitted in writing be- 
fore there shall be any debate upon them ; as shall all 
motions, if the Grand Master or any Brother desire it. 

4. — All matters in Grand Lodge are to be decided by 
vote, each member having one vote only, unless the ques- 
tion be taken by ballot, when, if he be entitled to two 
votes, he may give them. The Grand Master shall be 
entitled to one vote on all questions, and may also give 
the casting vote whenever there shall be an equal division. 

5. — Each member shall vote on all questions, except 
wh^n he is personally interested, unless specially excused 
by the Grand Lodge. 

6. — No Brother shall speak more than twice to the 



52 CONSTITUTIONS OF [Part VI. 

same question, unless in explanation, without permission 
of the Grand Master. 

7. — Every member who speaks shall rise and remain 
standing, addressing himself to the Grand Master ; nor 
shall any Brother presume to interrupt him, except on a 
point of order. 

8. — When a question is under debate, no motion shall 
Ibe received, except to amend, commit, lay upon the table, 
or adjourn. 

9. — A motion to amend, until decided, shall preclude 
all other amendments of the main question. 

10. — Any member may call for a division of the ques- 
tion where the same will admit of it. 

11. — No new motion, which totally changes the sub- 
ject-matter on which the original motion was intended. to 
operate, shall be admitted, under color of amendment, as 
a substitute for the motion under debate. 

12. — No member, except one of the majority which 
decided the question, shall be allowed to move for a re- 
consideration. 

13. — After a motion is stated by the Grand Master, it 
shall be deemed to be in possession of the Grand Lodge, 
but may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before 
decision or amendment. 

14. — There shall be no debate upon any question after 
it is put by the Grand Master. 

15. — All motions and reports may be committed at the 
pleasure of the Grand Lodge. 

16. — While the Grand Master is addressing the Grand 
Lodge, or putting a question, or a Brother is speaking, 



Part VI.] THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 53 

no member shall entertain any private discourse, nor pass 
between the speaker and the chair. 

17. — All communications, petitions, appeals, resolu- 
tions, propositions, and motions, shall be couched in de- 
cent and respectful language, or they shall not be enter- 
tained in Grand Lodge. 

18. — No Brother shall leave the Grand Lodge during 
the session, without permission of the Grand Master. 

19. — If any member shall have been twice called to 
order for transgressing these Kules, and shall nevertheless 
be guilty of a third offence, at the same meeting, the 
Grand Master shalf peremptorily command him to take 
his seat, and he shall not be permitted to speak again 
during that session of the Grand Lodge. 



54 CONSTITUTIONS OP 



DEFINITIONS 



1. — Ample Form. The Grand Lodge is declared to 
be opened in Ample Form when the Grand Master pre- 
sides. 

2. — In Due Form, when the Deputy Grand Master 
presides. And — 

3. — In Form, when it is opened in the absence of 
both the Grand Master and his Deputy. 

. 4. — Discharged Member. This term is applied to a 
member of a Lodge who has been discharged for non- 
payment of his quarterly dues, or other violation of the 
local rules of his Lodge. 

5. — Suspension. The suspension of a Brother ex- 
cludes him from all his Masonic privileges, and prohibits 
all Masonic intercourse between him and his Brethren 
during the time of his suspension. 

6. — Expulsion. This is the highest penalty that can 
be incurred, and the severest punishment that can be in- 
flicted for any violation of Masonic engagements. It ex- 
cludes a Mason from all his Masonic rights and privileges 
forever, unless he be restored by the Grand Lodge. It 
ought never to be exercised but with extreme caution, 
and in cases where a lighter punishment would be of no 
avail. 



THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 55 

7. — Summons and Notification. These terms are 
used in the old regulations, and, by many of the Grand 
Lodges in this country, synonymously. The Grand 
Lodge of Massachusetts makes the following distinc- 
tion : — 

A Notification is the notice by which the time, place, 
and hour (and frequently the business) of the Lodge are 
communicated to the members. This notice every Brother 
receiving it is expected to obey, unless his doing so 
would materially interfere with his business engagements. 
The obligation which it imposes is a general one ; and the 
highest penalty incurred by a violation of it is forfeiture 
of membership. 

A Summons is a call of authority ; a citation to appear 
and answer to the charges therein set forth. Or, it is an 
imperative injunction to appear at a Special Meeting of 
the Lodge with which the Brother receiving it is affiliated ; 
or to attend on the Grand Master, the District Deputy 
Grand Master, or any committee or other body author- 
ized by the Grand Lodg'e to issue it. The obligation to 
obey it is special and obligatory on every Brother receiv- 
ing it. The penalty for its non-observance is expulsion, 
unless the party offending be able to urge a pressing and 
positive necessity for his excuse. 

8. — The Lodge. The term Lodge is generally under- 
stood to refer to . the members of a particular Masonic 
association, or the place in which they meet. In a few of 
the States, it technically signifies the Ark of the Cove- 
nant, which is kept in the hall, and frequently carried in 
public processions. The ark is not used in our Lodges. 



56 CONSTITUTIONS OF 

The flooring, or Master's carpet, is frequently called the 
Lodo-e. 

9. — The Flooring, or Carpet, is a regularly arranged 
painting of the Masonic emblems on canvas. No Lodge 
should be without one. 

10. — The Trestle-Board, or Tracing-board, "is for 
the Master to draw his designs upon ; " or it is the board 
on which the designs of the Master are already drawn. 
The term is frequently used synonymously with flooring 
and carpet. 



THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 57 



STANDING VOTES, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDERS OF THE 
GRAND LODGE, NOW IN FORCE. 



Ordered, That from and after the passage of this 
Order, it shall not be regular to give more than one 
degree to the same individual on the same day, nor at a 
less interval than one month from his receiving the pre- 
vious degree, unless a Dispensation shall have been 
obtained therefor. [Adopted June 4, 1843.'] 

Ordered, That it shall not be regular, hereafter, for any 
Lodge which does not usually issue written or printed 
notifications of its meetings, to ballot upon any applica- 
tion for the degrees when there is a Dispensation therefor, 
at any but Stated Monthly Meetings, without written or 
printed notifications to the members of the Lodge, with 
the name of the candidate borne thereon. 

Voted, That the Recording Grand Secretary cause the 
Constitutions of the Grand Lodge to be annually hereafter 
published with the Proceedings. 

Voted, That the Grand Master be authorized and em- 
powered to draw upon the Grand Treasurer for such sums 
of money as are necessary to defray the expenses of the 
meetings of the District Deputy Grand Masters at the 
Annual and Quarterly Communications of the Grand 



58 CONSTITUTIONS OF 

Lodge, and that the Grand Master in his Annual Address 
report such expenditures. 

Voted, That, in the dedication of new Masonic halls, 
the Grand Lodge will pay the travelling expenses of its 
own officers, whenever, in the opinion of the Grand 
Master, the subordinate Lodge is unable to bear them. 

Voted, That, in constituting new Lodges, the travelling 
expenses only of the Grand Officers shall be paid by the 
Grand Lod^'e. 



o 



Voted, That whenever the Grand Officers are invited to 
perform the ceremony of installation, either publicly or 
in private, the entire expense shall be borne by the subor- 



dinate Lodge. 



Voted, That the Grand Master be requested to make 
a detailed report of the financial condition of the Grand 
Lod<re in his Annual Address. 



© 



Voted, That the Recording Grand Secretary insert in 
his notifications for meetings of the Grand Lodge, the 
Part, Article, and Section of any proposed Amendment 
to the Grand Constitutions, which may be in order for 
deliberation at such meetings. 

Ordered, That the Grand Lecturers be authorized to 
hold Quarterly Meetings, under the direction of the 
Grand Master, at the Masonic Temple, Boston, on Grand 
Lodge days, for the purpose of consultation, and of ad- 



THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 59 

vising officers of subordinate Lodges ; and that the ex- 
penses of such meetings be paid by the Grand Lodge 
upon the order of the Grand Master ; and that the Grand 
Master, in his Annual Address, report such expenses. 
[June 8, 1870.] 

Resolved, That it is the privilege of every affiliated 
Mason, in good and regular standing, to visit any Lodge, 
when not engaged in the transaction of private business ; 
but that it is also the right of a sitting member of the 
Lodge to object to the admission of a visitor, giving his 
reasons therefor, if required by a majority vote of the 
members to do so ; or, as the alternative, declaring, upon 
his honor as a Mason, that his reasons are such that he 
cannot, with propriety, disclose them to the Lodge. 
[Adopted December 14, 1870.'] 

Ordered, That any Lodge, neglecting to present its re- 
turns and Grand Lodge dues to the District Deputy 
Grand Master, at the time of his official visit to such 
Lodge, when demanded by him, shall not be permitted 
to work in any of the degrees of Masonry until such re- 
turns and dues are placed in the hands of the District 
Deputy Grand Master. [Adopted June 14, 1871.] 

Voted, That the vote now in force requiring the Grand 
Constitutions to be printed annually be suspended until 
further ordered. [March 12, 1873.] 

I. Ity-Laws of a subordinate Lodge should provide for the 
election or appointment of a Worshipful Master, Senior War- 



60 CONSTITUTIONS OF 

den, Junior Warden, Treasurer, Secretary, Senior Deacon, 
Junior Deacon, Senior Steward, Junior Sjeward, Tyler, and 
such other officers as may be deemed expedient, the first five 
always to be chosen by ballot. 

II. A Lodge may, by its By-Laws, provide for the election, 
by ballot, of all officers and committees ; but where there is no 
such provision the W. Master alone has the appointing power. 

III. By-Laws should provide for the Regular Meetings of 
the Lodge ; Special Meetings can be held only at the will and 
pleasure of the W. Master. 

IV. By-Laws cannot provide for the removal of an officer, 
because when an officer (elected or appointed) has been 
installed, he cannot be removed, and ought not to resign, 
during his term, if he remains a member of the Lodge in good 
standing ; for misdemeanor in office he may be suspended, 
subject to the action of the Grand Master or Grand Lodge. 
Should a vacancy occur from any cause, it cannot be per- 
manently filled without a Dispensation from the Grand 
Master. 

V. By-Laws cannot alter or abridge the duties of officers 
that are fixed by usage and the ritual, and ought not to define 
such duties ; it is well for them, however, to set forth fully 
what is specially required of the Treasurer and Secretary. 

VI. B}^-Laws cannot deprive a Brother of membership by 
any language therein ; every Mason is entitled to due notice 
and trial before being deprived of any Masonic rights. 

VII. In balloting, whether for degrees or for membership, 
the ballot must be unanimous to elect. 

VIII. By-Laws cannot regulate the Aprons, Collars, or 
Jewels, to be worn by officers or members, they being deter- 
mined by the Grand Constitutions. 

IX. By-Laws should not contain extracts from the Grand 



THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 61 

Constitutions as any part thereof. Such forms as may be 
needed for general reference might very properly be put in a 
supplement or foot-note ; but, if this is done, great care should 
be taken to promptly insert such amendments as may be made 
by the Grand Lodge. 

X. Each code of By-Laws should set forth the fees for 
degrees and membership, the annual dues, and a description of 
the seal of the Lodge. 

[Recommended by the Committee on By-Laws, and adopted 
by the Grand Lodge, June 11, 1873 ; and ordered to be printed 
with the Standing Regulations in the Grand Constitutions.'] 



62 CONSTITUTIONS OF 



SINKING FUND. 

For the purpose of defraying the indebtedness of the 
Grand Lodge, removing the incumbrances upon the 
Temple, and placing the Charity Fund upon an inde- 
pendent basis, it is hereby ordered and decreed by the 
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, as follows : — 

That the sum of one dollar, as Grand Lodge dues, 
shall be paid on the first day of September, annually, for 
the term of thirteen years, by every affiliated Mason 
under our jurisdiction. 

Said sum shall be collected by the Lodges of their 
members, and paid to the District Deputy Grand Masters, 
at their annual visits. 

Any member, by paying the sum of ten dollars at one 
time, shall thereafter be exempt from the operation of 
this decree. 

No non-affiliated Mason, residing in the State of Mas- 
sachusetts, shall visit any Lodge without first paying the 
sum of twenty-five cents at each visit, which sum shall 
be paid by the Lodges to the District Deputy Grand 
Master, as before ordered. 

Said moneys shall constitute the sinking fund of the 
Grand Lodge, to which all moneys unappropriated at the 
end of each year shall be added, and the same shall be 
separately invested by the Grand Treasurer, under the 
direction of the Board of Directors, and pledged to the 
payment of the debt upon the Temple. 



THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 63 

The Grand Treasurer, at the Annual Meeting of the 
Grand Lodge, shall make a full and exact report of the 
sinking fund, of the amount received from each Lodge, 
the amount invested, and how much invested, and of all 
matters relating thereto. [March 13, 1867.'] 

Resolved, That this Grand Lodge hereby pledges the 
faith of the Fraternity of the Commonwealth to sustain 
the Grand Master and the Board of Directors in com- 
pleting and paying for the New Masonic Temple, now 
being erected in this city. [Adopted June 12, 1867.] 



64 CONSTITUTIONS OF 



STATIONS OF THE GRAND OFFICERS IN THE GRAND 

LODGE. 

The M.W. Grand Master, 
In the East, at the Read of the Grand Lodge. 

The R.W. Deputy Grand Master, 

In the East, next to and left of the Grand, Master. 

The R.W. Senior Grand Warden, 

In the West. 

The R.W. Junior Grand Warden, 
In the South. 

The R.W. Past Grand Masters, 

In the East, at the right of the Grand Master, and the Junior Past 
Grand Blaster next to the Grand Blaster. 

The R.W. Past Deputy Grand Masters, 
In the East, at the right of the Past Grand Blasters. 

The R.W. Past Grand Wardens, 
In the East, at the right of the Past Deputy Grand Masters. 

The R.W. Grand Treasurer, 
On the right, in front of the Grand Master. 

The R.W. Recording Grand Secretary, 
On the left, in front of the Grand Blaster. 

The R.W. Corresponding Grand Secretary, 

On the left, next to the Recording Grand Secretary. 

The R.W. District Deputy Grand Masters, 

In the East, on the left of the Deputy Grand Blaster. 

The W. and Rev. Grand Chaplains, 
In the East, the Senior upon a raised dais in front of the Grand Blaster 
and between him and the Past Junior Grand Blaster ; and the Junior 
upon a raised dais upon the left of the Grand Blaster and between him 
and the Deputy Grand Blaster, both being upon a lower grade than that 
of the Grand Blaster and that of the officers upon his right and left. 



THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 65 

The W. Grand Marshal, 
Upon the left of the Grand Master, in front of the Grand Secretary. 

The W. Grand Lecturers, 

The first and second on the righj of the Senior Grand Deacon, and the 

third in the West, at the left of Senior Grand Warden. 

The W. Senior Grand Deacon, 

Upon the right of the Grand Master, in front of the Grand Treasurer. 

The W. Junior Grand Deacon, 

In the West, at the right of the Se?iior Grand Warden. 

The W. Grand Stewards, 

In the South, two upon the right, and two upon the left of the Junior 
Grand Warden, upon each side, one Steward in front of the other. 

The W. Grand Sword-Bearer, 

At the left of the Grand Marshal. 

The W. Grand Standard-Bearer, 

At the left of the Grand Sword-Bearer. 

The W. Grand Pursuivants, 

Near the door of entrance to the Grand Lodge, and whose duty it is " to 
receive all reports from the Grand Tyler, to announce the name and 
"Masonic rank of all who desire admission, and to see that none enter 
without wearing their appropriate decorations" 

Bro. Grand Organist, 
At the Organ. 

Bro. Grand Tyler, 

Outside of the entrance to the Grand Lodge. 



INDEX 



INDEX. 



Absence, in the, of Master and Wardens no degree can be con- 
ferred .......... 

Accusations against a Brother to be in writing 

signed by a Master Mason 
how served upon accused . 
when may be examined ex parte .... 

Accused Brother, in what cases summons may be issued to 

may select any Brother as counsel 
Act of Incorporation . . . . ... 

Admission of visitors, how restricted ..... 

right of sitting member to object to 
to Grand Lodge granted by Grand Master 
to any Lodge, proper clothing necessary for . 

the Fraternity, how far barred by physical deformity 
unanimous vote required for 
Admonition, when may be inflicted .... 

Advancement of candidate, how to be stopped 

initiated in another State, 
mitted . 
Aggrieved Brother may appeal to Grand Lodge 
Alteration of proceedings of a Lodge, restriction upon 
Amendment of Constitutions, restriction upon 

to be borne on notifications for meet 
ings of Grand Lodge 
proceedings of a Lodge, restriction upon 
Ample Form, definition of .... . 

Anniversary of St. John the Evangelist . 
Annual dues from a Lodge to Grand Lodge 
returns of Lodges, to whom made 

of what to consist . 
penalty for neglect to make 
Appeal ......... 

how to be commenced and prosecuted . 



when per 



PAGE. 

45 
26 
26 
26 
27 
26 
27 
3 
59 
59 
51 
33 
44 
43 
50 
45 

45 
29 
49 
50 

58 

49 

54 

8 

39, 62 
37 
37 

37, 59 
29 
30 



70 



INDEX. 



Appeals to Grand Lodge to be in decent and respectful language 
Applicant, unanimous vote required for admission of 

rejected, on what conditions may be initiated in another 
• Lodge ....... 

what recommendation required for initiation of 
to be deemed clandestine Mason in certain case 
standing of, when admitted in another State 
permission of Grand Master required for admis- 
sion in another State 
when requires to be healed 
penalty for recommending in certain case 

assisting at initiation of in certain 
case .... 

rejection of, when to be communicated to Grand Lodge 

D.D.G. Master 
Lodges . 
Application for initiation, how made ..... 

form of ..... . 

every member present shall vote on, un 
less excused .... 

to what Lodge, to be made 
when may be made to Lodge nearest to 
residence .... 

permitted in town other than of resi 
dence ..... 

from another State must have permission 
of Grand Master of that State . 
ballot upon, when and what notifications required previ 
ous to ....... 

Appointed Grand Officers, who are 

may be installed by Deputy Grand Master 
Apprentices' Entered, Lodge, what business to be done in 
Aprons of Grand Officers 
Apron of Deputy Grand Master 

Grand Master .... 
Master Mason .... 
Assisting at work of a Lodge under suspension 

for 

Auditing Committee, duties of . 

of whom to consist and 1 
Authority, foreign Masonic, not to have effect in this State 
Ballot for candidate for initiation, requisites before . 

when allowed 

forbidden . 
Grand Officers, when and how to be taken 



or forfeiture, penalty 



ow chosen 



53 
43 

42 
42 
43 
43 



25 

22 

22 

49 

42, 57 

42, 57 

42, 57 

10 



INDEX. 



71 



Ballot upon applications, when forbidden . . 

Behavior in Grand Lodge ....... 

disorderly, how punished 
Board of Directors, how composed . . ... 

and when chosen .... 

duties of 

may appoint Clerk . . 

President of ..... 

when to enter upon duties 

meetings of, how called .... 

powers of. 

vacancies in, how and when filled . 

to report at Annual Meeting 

Board, Tracing, definition of . ' 

Trestle " " 

Bonds of Grand Treasurer 

Breach of regulations, how punished ..... 

Brother aggrieved may appeal to Grand Lodge 

Business, what to be transacted in a Lodge open on each degree 

By-Laws of a Lodge cannot be suspended 

must be approved by Grand Lodge before 
Charter issues ..... 

to be returned when Charter revoked or sur 
rendered . . . . 

outline of what they should contain 
Corporation authorized to make 
Candidate, ballot for, when forbidden ..... 

permitted . 
preliminaries to .... 

to what Lodge must apply ..... 

when may apply to Lodge nearest to his residence 
duty of Lodge in regard to . . . . 

unanimous vote required for admission of 
initiation of ....... 

form of petition for .... 

how advancement of, may be stopped 
not to receive either degree in absence of Master and 
Wardens ........ 

only one to be present at certain periods 

from another State must have consent of Grand Master 

of that State 

admitted in another State on what conditions advanced 
in this ........ 

rejected, on what conditions may be initiated in another 
Lodgre .......* 



57 

53 

53 

6 

6 

6,7 

6 

7 

7 

7 

7 

6 

7 

56 

56 

14 

50 

29 

47 

49 

23 

24 

60 

5 

42, 57 

42, 57 

42, 57 

44 

44 

44 

43 

41 

41 

45 

45 
45 

45 

45 
42 



72 



INDEX. 



Candidate, rejected, penalty for recommending in certain case 

assisting at initiation of in certain 
case .... 

standing of, when admitted in another jurisdic 
tion ....... 

permission of Grand Master required for admis 
sion in another State . . . . 

to be deemed a clandestine Mason in certain 

case 

when requires to be healed 
rejection of, when to be communicated to Grand Lodge 

D.D.G. Master 
Lodges . 
Candidates, not mere than five to receive either degree at one Com 
munication ....... 

Capitation tax . . . . . 

Carpet, Master's, definition of 

Celebration of Anniversary of St. John the Evangelist 
Ceremonies, expenses of certain, by whom paid 
Chair of a Lodge, service as Warden a qualification for 
Chairmen of committees of Grand Lodge, duties of 
Change of subject-matter by new motion not allowed 
Chaplain, Grand, appointed by Grand Master . 

who may be installed as proxy for 
duties of 
jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
of a Lodge, jewel of . 
Charges, when may be examined ex parte 

where and how examined 
Charity Fund, Grand .... 
Charter for new Lodge, on what conditions granted 

fee for 
by whom issued 

revoked 
suspended . 



forfeiture of .... . 

revocation of .... . 

surrender of .... . 

conditions of restoration of 

in special charge of Master 

must be present whenever Lodge is opened 

prescribes place of meeting 

when to be returned .... 

may be revoked for refusal to obey summons 



9, 
9,24, 



43 

43 

43 

43 

43 
43 
42 
43 
43 

45 

62 

56 

8 

57, 58 

49 

31 

52 

18 

12 

18 

31 

64 

33 

27 

27 

21 

23 

23 

9 

9 

9 

24, 25 

25, 39 
24, 25 

25 
48 
49 
37 
38 
38 



INDEX. 



73 



Charter may be revoked for refusal to produce books and papers 
right of visiting Brother to call for .... 

from political government forbidden .... 

forfeits Masonic Charter 
Clandestine Mason, who to be deemed ..... 

not allowed to visit any Lodge . 
Craft forbidden to hold Masonic intercourse with 
Clothing, proper, necessary for admission to any Lodge 
Collar of Deputy Grand Master .... 

Grand Master ...... 

Junior Grand Warden 

officer of a Lodge ..... 

Senior Grand Warden .... 

Collars of the Grand Officers ..... 

Commission of proxy of a Lodge, form of 

when expires 
to be issued annually 
whom issued . 
Committee, Auditing, duties of .... 

Library ....... 

may be ordered by Grand Lodge upon any motion or 
report ....... 

of Grand Lodge, power of . . 
Committees of Grand Lodge, by whom appointed 

who eligible 
when to report . 
who to be chairmen of 
duty of chairmen of . 
expenses of, how paid 
Communications, no Lodge to hold more than one in a day 
of Grand Lodge, when and where held 
how notified 
special, by whom called 
of a Lodge, when should be held 
may be omitted 
to Grand Lodge must be in decent and 
language 
Commutation of capitation tax . 
Conduct of members in Grand Lodge 
a speaker in Grand Lodge 
disorderly, in Grand Lodge, how punished 
Conferring degrees, order limiting . 

objection to, who may make 

when to be made 
how to be treated 



respectful 



38 
49 
50 
50 
43 
43 
43 
33 
32 
32 
32 
33 
32 
32 
40 
41 
41 
39, 40 
22 
20 

52 
38 
30 
30 
30 
31 
31 
31 
45 

8 
8, 15 

8 
48 
48 

53 
62 
53 
52 
53 
57 
45 
45 
45 



74 



INDEX. 



Conferring degrees in absence of Master and Wardens forbidden 

either degree on more than five candidates at one meet 
ing forbidden . 
Consent, what, required for initiation in town other than residence 

before advancing candidate admitted in 
another State 
Constitution of new Lodge, by whom performed 

expense of, by whom paid 
Constitutions, repeal or amendment of, restrictions upon 

amendments to, must be borne on notifications 
to be annually published .... 

this vote suspended until further ordered . 
Corporation, style and title of . 

Clerk of, by whom appointed 
seal of . 
Corresponding Grand Secretary, duties of 

who eligible to office of 
jewel of 

station of in Grand Lodge 
Counsel for accused Brother must be a Mason 
Deacons, Grand, duties of ..... . 

Deacon, Grand, jewel of ....... 

Junior, station pf, in Grand Lodge . 
Senior " " " ' *' . 

of a Lodge, jewel of 

Death of certain Grand Officers, proceedings in case of . 
Debate in Grand Lodge, rules governing .... 

not allowed after question is put by Grand 
Master .... 

Debt on the Temple, how to be paid .... 

faith of the Fraternity pledged to pay 
Declaration by Grand Officers before installation, form of 
Declination of certain Grand Officers, proceeding in case of 
Dedication of new halls, expenses of, by whom paid 
Definitions .... 
Definition of " Ample Form " . 
" In du« Form " . 
''In Form" 
" Discharged Member 
" Suspension " 
"Expulsion" 
" Summons " 
" Notifications " . 
"The Lodge" . 
"The Flooring:" . 



45 



INDEX. 



75 



Definition of " The Master's Carpet" ..... 

" The Trestle Board " 

" The Tracing Board" . 

Deformity, physical, how far a bar to admission to the Fraternity 
Degree, objection to conferring a, who may make . 

when to be made 
how to be treated . 
never to be conferred on more than five at one meeting 
what business to be transacted in Lodge, open on each 

Degrees, form of petition for ' 

petition for, must be presented at stated monthly meeting 
dispensation for, when required .. . . .42 
petition for, to what Lodge to be presented 
not to be conferred in absence of Master and Wardens 
order limiting the conferring .... 

fee for 

to be paid in cash ..... 

Delegating right to vote in Grand Lodge not allowed 
Deputy Grand Master, who eligible to office of 
by whom to be installed 
may install appointed Grand Officers 
who may be installed as proxy for 
duties of .... 

powers of .... . 

when may call meetings of Grand Officers 
special meetings . 
to be Grand Master ex officio 
jewel of ... 
collar of .... 

apron of .... . 

station of, in Grand Lodge . 
Masters, Past, station of, in Grand Lodge 
jewel of . 
District, duties of . . 17, 36, 37, 38 
who eligible to office of 
when to visit Lodges . 
may grant dispensations 
expenses of, what and how paid 
receipt of, to Grand Treasurer 
station of in Grand Lodge 
Deviation from established work improper 

how prevented 
Diplomas, how furnished ...... 

Diplomas, Past Master's, upon whom to be conferred 

when to be conferred 



56 
56 
56 
44 
45 
45 
45 
45 
47 
41 
42 
45, 57 
44 
45 
57 
45 
45 
11 
9 
12 
12 
12 
13 
13,48 
13 
13 
14 
31 
32 
32 
64 
64 
2,2 
47, 59 
9 

14 
17 
17, 57 
17 
64 
39 
39 
39 
47 
47 



76 



INDEX. 



Diplomas, Past Masters, by whom to be conferred 
Discharged Member, definition of 
Discourse, private, forbidden in Grand Lodge . 
Discussions, political, forbidden in a Lodge 
Disorderly behavior in Grand Lodge, how puniehed 
Dispensation, Lodge under, not entitled to representation in Grand 
Lodge ....... 

for the degrees, when required . . . .42 

required for Masonic funeral in certain cases 

conferring more than one degree on same 

day. 

degrees at less interval than 

one month 

i 

for new Lodge, by whom issued . 

revoked 
suspended 
granted 
to whom issued . 
form of petition for 
fee for 
Disqualification to visit or join any other Lodge 
Districts, Lodges to be formed into . 
District Deputy Grand Master, who eligible to office of 

duties of . . . 17, 34, 36, 
jewel of 

how differs from that of other 
Grand Officers 
powers of . . 17, 35, 37 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
Division of funds of a Lodge, how punished .... 

question may be called for in Grand Lodge . 
Dress in Grand Lodge ........ 

Dues, annual, to Grand Lodge ....... 

non-payment of, penalty for 
to a Lodge, non-payment of, highest penalty for 

bars admission to any other until 
paid 

payment of, Secretary's receipt sufficient evidence of 
Due form, definition of 
Duty of a Lodge in regard to candidates 
Master of a Lodge . 
Warden of a Lodge . 
Duties of Auditing Committee . 
Board of Directors . 



47 
54 
53 
48 
53 

24 

45, 57 
48 

57 

57 

9, 22 

9 

9 

9, 22 

22 

23 

23 

25 

35 

9 

44, 45 

30 

30 
47, 48 
64 
25 
52 
31 
39, 62 
59 
29 

47 
47 
54 
44 
39 
39 
22 
• 62 



INDEX. 



77 



Duties of Chairmen of Committees of Grand Lodge 

Deputy Grand Master 

District Deputy Grand Master ... 17, 36, 38 

Grand Chaplain 

Deacons 

Lecturers 

Marshal 

Officers 

Pursuivants 

Secretary, Recording . . . .15 

Corresponding 
Stewards 
Sword-Bearer 
Treasurer . . 
Tyler .... 
Wardens 
Lodges . . . 
Egress from Grand Lodge not allowed without permission of Grand 

Master . . . . . 
Elected officer not to act until installed . 
Election of Grand Officers, time and manner of 

successors of, in case of vacancy 
Recording Grand Secretary, time and manner of 
Grand Treasurer, time and manner of 
Wardens " " " " 

Elective Officers, by whom to be installed 
Eligible, who, to certain offices . . 
an office in Grand Lodge 
Eligibility of certain Grand Officers, limit to . 
Entered Apprentice's Lodge, what business to be done in 
Examination of charges, when, where and how to be made 
Excuse, Lodge may, a member from voting, on an application 
Expenses of Committees of Grand Lodge, how paid 
constituting Lodges, by whom paid 
dedicating halls " " " 

D.D.G. Masters, what and how paid . 
installing officers, by whom paid . 
Quarterly meetings of Grand Lecturers, how paid 
Expulsion, definition of the term ..... 
when may be inflicted ..... 
from the Craft, power of, in Grand Lodge alone 
cause for .... 
proceedings in case of . 
sentence of, must be confirmed by Grand Lodge 



31 
13 

47,48 
18 
18 
19 
18 
13 
19 

43, 57 
16 
18 
19 

14, 63 
22 
14 

37, 44 

53 
12 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
12 
9 

10 
10 
47 
27 
44 
31 
58 
57 
17, 57 
58 
59 
54 
50 
9 
25 
26 
28 



78 



INDEX. 



to report annu 



assemble legally 



Expulsion from other Masonic Bodies not to affect relations to 
Lodge. ....... 

Masonry not to be inflicted for non-payment of dues 
Fee, annual, due from a Lodge to Grand Lodge 

for Charter 

Dispensation for new Lodge 

each initiate, to be paid to Grand Lodge 

the degrees ...... 

must be paid in cash 
Visitors', required of non-affiliated Masons 
Fellow Craft's Lodge, what business to be done in 
Finances of Grand Lodge, Grand Master requested 

ally 

Flooring, the, definition of . 

Foreign Masonic power cannot authorize Lodge to 
in this State , . 

Forfeiture of Charters 

for neglect to make annual returns 

holding meetings in place other than named 

in Charter 

Masonic Charter by acceptance of Act of Incorpora 
tion 
Form, In, definition of 

Ample, definition of 

Due " " 

of application for initiation 

declaration of Grand Officers before installation 
letter appointing proxy in Grand Lodge . 
petition for Dispensation for new Lodge . 
receipt from D.D.G. Master to Grand Treasurer 

Fund, Grand'Charity 

Sinking, of what composed ..... 

how collected ...... 

by whom invested ...... 

pledged to payment of debt on Temple . 
annual report on, required from Grand Treasurer 
Funds of a Lodge to be returned when Charter is revoked or sus 
rendered ...... 

Funeral, Masonic, when allowed 
Gauntlets of Grand Officers 
Government of Grand Lodge, rules for . 
Grand Chaplains appointed by Grand Master 
duties of 
jewel of 
station of, in Grand Lodge 



29 
29 
39 
23 
23 
39 
45 
45 
62 
47 

58 
56 

49 

24, 25 

87 

37 

50 
54 
54 
54 
41 
12 
40 
23 
17 
21 
62 
62 
62 
62 
63 

24 
48 
33 
51 
18 
18 
31 
64 



INDEX. 



79 



Grand Charity Fund 21 

Deacons, duties of ......... 18 

jewel of ......... 31 

Deacon, Junior, station of, in Grand Lodge .... 65 

Senior, «*«««,« « . . . . 65 

Lecturers, duties of 19 

station of, in Grand Lodge 65 

jewel of ........ 32 

authorized to hold Quarterly Meetings ... 59 

expenses of Quarterly Meetings of, how paid . 59 

Lodge, powers of * . . . . 8, 30 

government of, rules for 51 

opening of, who to be present at .... 51 

who admitted as visitors in ..... 51 

seats in, not to be changed ..... 51 

right of voting in ....... 51 

each Lodge entitled to three votes in . . . . 41 

dues to be paid by a Lodge ..... 39, 62 

number of speeches on same question allowed in . 52 

Marshal, duties of 18 

jewel of ......... 31 

station of, in Grand Lodge 65 

Master, who eligible to office of 9 

time and manner of election of . . . . . 10 

by whom to be installed . . . . . .11 

may be installed by proxy . . . . . .11 

powers and prerogatives of, 11, 13, 34, 36, 37, 38, 47, 48, 51, 57 

may convene any Lodge ...... 13 

suspend a Brother or a Lodge .... 13 

collar of 32 

jewel of . . . • . . . . 31 

apron of ......... 32 

death of, proceedings in case of . . . .10, 14 

declination of, proceedings in case of ... 10 

resignation of, proceedings in case of 10, 14 

election of successor to, in case of vacancy . . 10 

to appoint certain Grand Officers .... 11 

power of, over Lodge of instruction .... 34 

over Districts ...... 36 

may authorize a Lodge to meet in place other than 

that named in Charter ...... 37 

permission of, in what case required for initiation . 42, 43 

votes of, in Grand Lodge 51 

station of, in Grand Lodge ...... 64 

who to succeed in case of death of .... 14 



80" 



INDEX. 



Grand Master, who to succeed in case of resignation of 
Deputy, by whom to be installed 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
collar of 
jewel of 
apron of 

District Deputy, powers and duties of 17, 36, 38 
station of, in Grand Lodge 
when to visit Lodges 
jewel of . 
Past, jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
Past Deputy, jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
Officer, when to be installed .... 

number of votes may cast . 
Officers, who elected and who appointed 

rank and titles of ... . 
qualifications of ... . 
installation of . 

death of certain, proceedings in case of 
declination of certain, proceedings in case of 
resignation of certain, proceedings in case of 
appointed, may be installed by Deputy Grand Master 
declaration of, before installation 
duties of . 
powers of . 
collars of . 
jewels of . 
aprons of . 
* gauntlets of 

stations of, in Grand Lodge 
Organist, station of, in Grand Lodge 

jewel of . 
Pursuivants, station and duties of . 

jewel of 
Secretary, Corresponding, duties of 

station of. in 
jewel of 
Recording, time and manner of election of 
death of, proceedings in case of 
declination of, proceedings in case of 
resignation of, proceedings in case of 
election of successor to 
duties of 15, 



Grand Lodge 



14 
12 
64 
32 
31 
32 
47, 48 
64 
17 
31 
32 
64 
32 
64 
11 
18 
11 
7 

9 
8 
10 
10 
10 
12 
12 
13 
13 
32 
31 
32 
33 
64 
65 
32 

19, 65 
32 
16 
64 
31 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 

43, 57 



INDEX. 



81 



Grand Secretary, Recording, station of, in Grand Lodge ... 64 

jewel of . . . . 31 

to notify all Lodges of cases of healing 43 

Standard-Bearer, jewel of ........ 32 

station of, in Grand Lodge . . . . . 65 

Stewards, duties of . . . 18 

jewel of ......... 31 

station of, in Grand Lodge 65 

Sword-Bearer, rank and duties of . . . . . . 19 

jewel of ........ 32 

station of, in Grand Lodge . . . .65 

Treasurer, duties of . . . . . . . . 14, 62 

to give bonds . 14 

jewel of 31 

station of, in Grand Lodge ..... 64 

time and manner of election of .... 10 

election of successor to ..... 10 

death of, proceedings in case of . . . . 10 

declination of, proceedings in case of . . . 10 

resignation of, proceedings in case of . . . 10 

Tyler, duties of 20 

jewel of 32 

station of, in Grand Lodge . . . . . 65 

Warden, death of, proceedings in case of .... 10 

declination of, proceedings in case of . .10 

resignation of, proceedings in case of . . 10 

Junior, station of, in Grand Lodge .... 64 

in absence of, who to wear jewel 14 

Past, jewel of 32 

Senior, station of, in Grand Lodge ... .64 

Wardens, limit to eligibility of 10 

time and manner of election of . . . . 10 

election of successor to ...... 10 

duties of 14 

collars of. 32 

Past, station of, in Grand Lodge . . . . 64 

in absence of all, who to act .... 14 

Halls, expenses of dedication of, by whom paid .... 57 

Healing, notice of, to be communicated to all Lodges ... 43 

Hindrance to admission to the Fraternity, what constitutes a . . 44 

Incorporation, Act of. 3 

by. political government forbidden .... 50 

Initiation of candidates 41 

conditions to be fulfilled before . . . 41, 42 

how far barred by physical deformity . . 44 
6 



82 



INDEX. 



ade 



resi 



Initiation of candidates, application for, how made 

to what Lodge to he m 
form of 
when permitted in town other than of 

dence ..... 
unanimous vote required for 
rejected, preliminaries requisite to 
Initiate fee to he paid Grand Lodge ..... 
Installation of Deputy Grand Master, by whom conducted 
elective " Officers " " " 

Grand Master " " " 

may be by proxy . 

Officers 

Installing officers of a Lodge, expenses of, by whom paid 

Instructions, Lodge of 

who answerable for proceedings of a 
- responsible for mode of working 
may be members of a 
must keep a record of proceedings . 
officers 
visitors 
power of Grand Master over . 
Lodge sanctioning, may demand records 
Instruction of Lodges, upon whom devolves 
Instruct representatives in Grand Lodge, right to . 
Interference in concerns of another Lodge forbidden 
Interruption of a speaker in Grand Lodge forbidden 
Itinerant Mason, certificate not to be given to . 

Jewels of Grand Officers 

a Lodge 

Jewel, what, to be worn by presiding officer other than Grand Master 

of D.D.G. Master, how different from those of other Grand 

Officers . 



of 



Corresponding Grand Secre 
Deputy Grand Master 
District Deputy Grand Mas 
Grand Chaplain . . 

Deacon 

Lecturer . 

Marshal 

Master 

Organist . 

Pursuivant 

Standard-Bearer 

Steward 



ary 



er 



44 
43 
42 
39 
11 
12 
11 
11 
1,11 
58 
34 
34 
34 
35 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
39 
38 
49 
52 
48 
31 
33 
14 



INDEX. 



83 



Jewel of Grand Sword-Bearer . 
Treasurer 
Tyler 
Junior Grand Warden 
Past Deputy Grand Master 
Grand Master 

Warden . 
Recording Grand Secretary 
Senior Grand Warden 
an officer of a Lodge . 
Chaplain " « " 
Deacon " " " 
Junior Warden of a Lodge 
Marshal " " 

Master " " 

Organist " " 

Past Master " " 

Secretary " " 

Senior Warden " " 

Steward " " 

Treasurer " " 

Tyler " " 

requisite to entitle to vote in Grand Lodge 
Joining another Lodge, right of, for what cause suspended 
Junior Grand Deacon, station of, in Grand Lodge 

Warden " " " " 

Jurisdiction of Lodges not affected by municipal changes 
Language in Grand Lodge to he decent and respectful 
Lecturers, Grand, duties of .... 

jewels of .... . 
station of, in Grand Lodge . 
authorized to hold Quarterly Meetings 
expenses of Quarterly Meetings of, how paid 
Lectures, system of, by whom established 

not sanctioned by Grand Lodge prohibited 
Letter appointing proxy in Grand Lodge, form of 
Library committee, when and by whom appointed 
Lodge, Dispensation for new, form of petition for 

fee for . 
by whom issued . 

suspended 
revoked 

under, not entitled to representation in Grand 
Lodge 
Charter for new, on what conditions granted 



84 



INDEX. 



lodge, Charter for new, fee for ...... 

by whom issued ..... 

suspended ..... 

revoked . . . 
of a, in special charge of Master 

must be present whenever Lodge is opened 
new, by whom to be constituted 
jewels of officers of a . 
powers and duties of a . . . . . . .36 

rights of a 

meetings of, when should be held 

may be omitted 
cannot be opened unless Charter is present . 
membership in only one, permitted .... 

only one office in a, permitted to be held 

right to visit a, restricted in case of unaffiliated Masons 

By-Laws of, cannot be suspended . ... 

business of another, not to be interfered with 

duties of . 36 

duty of, in regard to candidates 4 

Master of, how tried 

removal of, requisites of petition for .... 

must be sanctioned by D.D.G. Master 

approved by Lodge nearest new location 
to meet only in place named in Charter 
warrant of a, what power can destroy . 

in whom vests in certain cases 
every, should be represented in Grand Lodge 
only one, can be represented in Grand Lodge by a Brother 
at one time ...... 

every, entitled to three votes in Grand Lodge 
limited to one Communication in a day 
of Entered Apprentices, what business to be done in 
Fellow Craft, what business to be done in 
Master Masons, what business to be done in 
Master of a, has special charge of Charter 
powers of 
duty of .... . .36 

towards D.D.G. Master 
Wardens of a, duty of . 
Proxy of a, who may be 

form of letter appointing . 

how commissioned 

rights of 

cannot vote when Master or Warden is present 



22 

9, 22 

9 

9 

47 
49 
24 
33 

44, 48 
36 
48 
48 
49 
49 
49 
49 
49 
49 

44, 48 
44 
28 
37 
37 
37 
37 
38 
38 
39 

41 
41 
45 
47 
47 
47 
48 
49 
39, 48 
36 
39 
39 
40 
39 
40 
40 



INDEX. 



85 



Lodge, Proxy of a, to he appointed annually . 

can represent only one Lodge 
when commission expires . 
The, definition of the term . 
Grand, dues, what paid by a Lodge 

every Lodge entitled to three votes 
opening of, who to be present at 
who admitted as visitors in 
seats in, not to be changed 
right of voting in 
rules for government of . 
number of speeches on same question allowed 
Lodges shall be formed into Districts 

by whom 
returns of, when.to be transmitted 
items of ... 
to whom made 
penalty for neglect to make 
expenses of constituting, by whom paid 

installing officers of, by whom paid . 
instruction of, upon whom devolves 

of instruction 

who answerable for proceedings of 
responsible for mode of working 
may be members of 
must keep a record of proceedings 
visitors 
officers 
power of Grand Master over . 
Lodges sanctioning, may demand records of 
Majority of members of a Lodge may instruct representatives in 

Grand Lodge 
proceedings when, determine to 
leave Institution or Lodge 
Marshal, Grand, duties of 
jewel of. 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
of a Lodge, jewel of . 
Mason, clandestine, who to be deemed 

not allowed to visit any Lodge 

Craft forbidden to hold Masonic intercourse with 

Master, apron of 

Masonic trials, how provided for 

may be conducted by a Lodge 

proceedings in, must be revised by Grand Lodge 



41 
41 
41 
55 
39, 62 
41 
51 
51 
51 
51 
51 
51 
36 
36 
17 
37, 62 
37, 62 
37 
58 
58 
39 
34 
34 
34 
35 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 

38 

38 
18 
31 
65 
33 
43 
43 
43 
33 
26 
28 
28 



86 



INDEX. 



Masonic trials, Commissioners of 
Masons, unaffiliated, restricted in visiting a Lodge 
Master's Carpet, definition of the term . . 
Master, Grand, who eligible to office of . 
limit to eligibility of 
time and manner of election of 
proceedings in case of death of 

declination of 
resignation of 
election of successor to . 
to appoint certain Grand Officers 
by whom to be installed . 
may be installed by proxy 
powers and prerogatives of, 11, 13, 34, 36, 37, 38, 

54. 
may convene any Lodge .... 

suspend a Brother or a Lodge . 
who to succeed in case of death of . 

resignation of . 
permission of, when required for initiation 
votes of, in Grand Lodge 
power of, over Lodge of Instruction 

Districts .... 
may authorize Lodge to meet in place other than that 

named in Charter 
collar of . 
apron of . 
jewel of . 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
Deputy, station of, in Grand Lodge 
by whom to be installed 
apron of . 
collar of . 
jewel of 

District Deputy, duties of . . 17, 3G, 38 

when to visit Lodges 

station of, in Grand Lodge 

powers of . . 17, 36, 38 

Mason, apron of . 

Mason's Lodge, what business to be done in 
Masons only to be admitted to membership in a Lodge 
of a Lodge, duty of . . . . 
powers of 
jewel of . 
should have served as Warden 



36 



26 

49, 62 

56 

9 

10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
11 
11 
11 
43, 48 

13 
13 
14 
14 
43, 45 
51 
34 
36 

37 
32 
32 
31 
62 
62 
12 
32 
32 
31 

47, 48 
17 
62 

47, 48 
33 
47 
47 

39, 48 
49 
33 
49 



INDEX. 



87 



Master of a Lodge, when entitled to Past Master's Diploma . 
has special charge of Charter 
must see that Charter is carefully preserved 
duty of, to D.D.G. Master . . 
trial of ...... 

by whom may be impeached 
delinquent, may be suspended . 

summoned for trial before 
Commissioners 
refusal of, to obey summons, penalty for . 

produce Charter, books or papers 
Masters, Past, only eligible to certain offices in Grand Lodge . 
when may preside in Grand Lodge . 

act as Grand Warden 
Deputy Grand, station of, in Grand Lodge 

jewel of . . 

Grand, station of, in Grand Lodge . 

jewel of 

Meetings of a Lodge, place of, limited ..... 

when should be held .... 

may be omitted .... 

Grand Lodge, how notified ..... 

special, by whom called . 

Officers, by whom called .... 

irregular if not approved by Grand Master 
Member, discharged, definition of the term 

right of sitting, to object to admission of visitor 
Members of a Lodge must be Master Masons . 
Grand Lodge, rank and titles of . 

permanent, number of votes to be cast by 

Membership in a Lodge not regained by restoration to Masonry 

not allowed to a Brother in arrears to another Lodge 

permitted in only one Lodge at a time . 

not necessarily terminated by removal . 

Motion in possession of Grand Lodge when stated by Grand Master 

may be withdrawn by mover before amendment or decision 

any, may be referred to committee by Grand Lodge 

Motions in Grand Lodge must be in decent and respectful language 

order of precedence of 
must be in writing if desired 
Neglect to make annual returns, penalty for 
New Lodge, by whom constituted .... 
Non-affiliated Masons required to pay a visitor's fee 
Non-payment of dues by a Lodge, penalty for . 

to a Lodge, highest penalty for 



47 
48 
48 
36 
28 
28 
28 

28 
38 
38 

9 

14 
14 
62 
32 
62 
32 
37 
48 
48 
15 
13 
13 
14 
54 
59 
47 

7 
11 
30 
47 
49 
49 
52 
52 
52 
53 
52 
51 
37 
24 
62 
59 
29 



88 



INDEX. 



Non-payment of dues excludes from membership in another Lodge 
Notice of healing to be sent to all the Lodges 
Notification, definition of the term . 
Notifications, requirements in regard to . 

of Grand Lodge meetings to contain amendments to 
Constitutions 
Special Meetings, when required 
Objection to conferring a degree, who may make 

when to be made 
how to be treated 
Obligation, official, of Grand Officers 
Offence against the regulations, liow punished . 
Offences against rules of Order in Grand Lodge, how punished 
Office, only one, to be held in Lodge at a time . 
Officer, no elected, to act until duly installed . 
Officers, Grand, rank and titles of . 
qualifications of 
installation of . 

who elected and who appointed 
when to be installed 
elective, by whom to be installed 
appointed, may be installed by Dep. G. Master 
declaration, or obligation of, before installation 
when installed to be proclaimed 
to retain stations until successors are installed 
duties of. 
powers of 
jewels of 
collars of 
aprons of 
gauntlets of 

stations of, in Grand Lodge . 
proceedings in case of death of 

declination of 
resignation of 
certain, not to be Masters or Wardens of a Lodge 
number of votes to be cast by . 
of a Lodge, expenses of installing, by whom paid 
Opening of Grand Longe, who to be present at 

a Lodge forbidden unless Charter is present 
Order of motions in Grand Lodge .... 
violations of, in Grand Lodge, how punished . 
Orders, standing, now in force ..... 57, 58, 59 

Organist, Grand, jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 



47 

43 

55 

42, 46 

58 
57 
45 
45 
45 
12 
50 
53 
49 
12 
7 
9 
8 
11 
11 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
13 
13 
31 
32 
32 
33 
62 
10 
10 
10 
9 
11 
58 
5L 
48 
52 
53 
60, 62 
32 
65 



INDEX. 



89 



Organist of a Lodge, jewel of 

Passing a candidate initiated in another State, when permitted 
Past Deputy Grand Master, jewel of .... . 

station of, in Grand Lodge . 
Grand Masters, station of, in Grand Lodge 

jewels of. . . . . . . 

Warden, jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
Master of a Lodge, jewel of 
Master's Diploma, upon whom to be conferred 

when to be conferred .... 
by whom to be conferred 
Masters only eligible to certain offices .... 
when may act as Grand Wardens 
preside in Grand Lodge 
Pauper, certificate to travel as a, not to be given 

Payment of dues, how certified 

Penalty for neglect to make annual returns .... 

holding meetings of Lodge in other place than that named 
in Charter ....... 

refusing to comply with summons .... 

produce Charter, books and papers 
recommending rejected candidate in certain case . 
assisting at initiation of rejected candidate in certain case 
refusing to surrender property of a Lodge 
voting to divide property of a Lodge 
assisting at Work of suspended Lodge . 
violation of Rules of conduct in Grand Lodge 
for offending against the regulations 
Permanent members, number of votes to be cast by 
Permission of Grand Master for initiation, in what case required 
Petition for Dispensation for new Lodge, requisites of 

form of 
removal of a Lodge, requisites of . 
initiation, form of . 

to what Lodge to be presented 
every member present shall vote on, unless 
excused . . . . . 

to Grand Lodge must be in decent and respectful languag 
Physical deformity, how far a bar to admission to the Fraternity 
Political topics not to be introduced for discussion in a Lodge . 

Powers of the Grand Lodge 

and prerogatives of the Grand Master, 11, 13, 34, 35, 36, 37, 

51, 57. 
of Deputy Grand Master 



33 

45 
32 
64 
64 
32 
32 
64 
33 
47 
47 
47 
9 
14 
14 
48 
47 
37, 59 

37 
38 
38 
43 
43 
25 
25 
25 
53 
50 
11 
43, 44 
22 
23 
37 
41 
44 

44 
53 
44 
48 
8, 29 
43, 48 

13, 48 



90 



INDEX. 



17, 3G, 38, 



Powers of the Board of Directors . 

District Deputy Grand Masters 
Committee of Grand Lodge 
Grand Officers 
Lodges .... 
Master of a Lodge . 
Precedence of motions in Grand Lodge 
Preside, who shall, in Grand Lodge, in the absence of certain 

officers 

Presiding officer other than Grand Master, what jewel he shall wear 
Private discourse in Grand Lodge forbidden . . • . 

Processions, public, prohibited except in certain cases 
Proclamation of Grand Officers, to be made by Grand Marshal 
Property of a Lodge, all to be returned when Charter is surrendered 
or revoked ......... 

Proposition for the degrees, requisites of . 

form of ..... 

preliminaries to . 

every member shall vote on, unless ex 

cused 

unanimous ballot required to accept 
Propositions in Grand Lodge to be in decent and respectful Ian 

guage 

Proxy, Grand Master may be installed by ... . 

who may be installed as, for Grand Master . 

Deputy Grand Master 
Grand Warden 

Treasurer 
Recording Grand Secretary 
any other officer 
of a Lodge, form of letter appointing .... 

to be commissioned annually 

when c6mmission expires .... 

can represent only one Lodge at a time 
who may be ..... 

how commissioned ..... 

rights -of ....... 

cannot vote when Master or Warden is present 
Proxies, who may be installed as. for certain Grand Officers 
Publication of the Constitutions required annually . 
Pursuivant, Grand, jewel of .... . 

station of . 

duties of 

Qualifications of Grand Officers .... 
Question, division of, may be called for in Grand Lodge 



7 
47, 48 
38 
13 
3G, 49 
49 
52 

14 
14 
53 
48 



24 

41, 42 
41 

42 

44 
43 

53 
11 
11 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
40 
41 
41 
41 
39 
39 
40 
40 
12 

57, 59 
32 

19, 65 

19 

9 

52 



INDEX. 



91 



Question, limit to speeches upon same, in Grand Lodge . 
Raising a candidate passed in another State, when allowed 
Rank of Grand Sword-Bearer ...... 

Members of Grand Lodge ..... 

Officers " ♦' " 

Receipt given by D.D.G. Master to Grand Treasurer, form of 
Recommendation required for initiation in town other than that of 
residence ....... 

what required before initiation of rejected candidate 
Reconsideration of a vote, when and on what conditions allowed 

Recording Grand Secretary, duties of 15, 

station of, in Grand Lodge . 
to notify Lodges of cases of healing . 
Records of Grand Lodge, original, to be in custody of Correspond- 
ing Grand Secretary 

a Lodge to be returned when Charter is surrendered or 
revoked ....... 

must be approved by Grand Lodge before 
Charter issues ...... 

Refusal of Master or Wardens to comply with summons . 

produce Charter, books or papers 
to surrender property of a Lodge when Charter is forfeited, 

how punished 

Regalia of Grand Lodge 

a Lodge 

to be returned when Charter is surrendered or 
revoked ..... 

Regulations, permanent, how to be altered or amended . 
Rejected applicant, when to be deemed a clandestine Mason 

on what conditions may be initiated in another 
Lodge ....... 

admitted in another jurisdiction, standing of 
permission of Grand Master required for admis 

sion of, in another State 
when, requires to be healed 
Rejection of candidate, when to be communicated to Grand Lodge 

D.D.G. Master 
Lodges 
Relief, certificate to enable to travel for, not to be given . 
Removal does not authorize striking Brother's name from roll 
of a Lodge, requisites of petition for 

must be sanctioned by D.D.G. Master 
approved by Lodge nearest new 
tion .... 

Repeal of Constitutions, restrictions upon 



loca 



51 

45 
19 

7 

7 

17 

44 
42 
49, 52 
43, 57 
64 
43 

16 

24 

23 

38 
38 

25 
31 
33 



24 
50 
43 

42 
43 

43 
43 
42 
43 
43 
48 
49 
37 
37 

37 

50 



92 



INDEX. 



Mas 



Report, any, may be referred to committee by Grand Lodge . 
Representatives in Grand Lodge, by whom may be instructed . 
Residence, application in town other than that of, when permitted . 
Resignation of certain Grand Officers, proceedings in case of . 
Resolutions to be submitted in Grand Lodge in writing . 

in Grand Lodge to be in decent and respectful language 
standing, now in force ....... 

Restoration 

of Charters, conditions of ..... . 

to Masonry does not restore to membership in a Lodge 

Return of Charter of Lodge required when number of members falls 

below seven ........ 

Returns, annual, of Lodges .- 

to whom made ... 
of what to consist 
penalty for neglect to make . 
when to be transmitted by D.D.G 
ters .... 

Revocation of Charters 

power of, in Grand Lodge alonfe . 
Right of appeal to Grand Lodge ..... 

visiting a Lodge denned and restricted 
Brother to call for Charter . 
to instruct representatives in Grand Lodge 
Rights of Lodges ........ 

proxy of a Lodge . . 
Rules for the government of the Grand Lodge 
Sash of an officer of a Lodge . . . . . . 

Seal of a Lodge to be returned when Charter is surrendered or 
revoked . . . . 

the Corporation . . 

to be kept and used by the Recording Grand 
Secretary 
Seats in Grand Lodge not to be changed .... 

Secretary, Corresponding Grand, who eligible to office of 

duties of 
jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
of a Lodge ....... 

Recording Grand, who eligible to office of 

election of, time and manner of 
who may be installed as proxy for 
proceedings in case of death of . 

declination of 



50 

38 
44 
10 
51 
53 
57-63 
30 
25 
30 

38 
37 
37 
37 
37, 59 

17 
24 
9 
29 
59 
49 
38 
36 
40 
51 
33 

24 
6 

6 
51 

9 
16 
31 
64 
33 

9 
10 
12 
10 
10 



INDEX. 



93 



Secretary, Recording Grand, proceedings in case of resignation of 

election of successor to 



43, 



duties of . . .15, 

jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
to notify all the Lodges of cases of 
healing 
Senior Grand Deacon, station of, in Grand Lodge . 
Warden, station of, in Grand Lodge . 
Sentence of Expulsion not to take effect until confirmed by Grand 
Lodge ........ 

Sinking Fund, of what composed .... 

how collected ..... 

by whom invested .... 

pledged to payment of debt on Temple 
annual report on, required from Grand Treasurer 
Sitting member, right of, to object to admission of visitor 
Sojourning Brother, any Lodge may take cognizance of conduct of 
Speak in Grand Lodge, right to, forfeited by certain offences 
Speaker in Grand Lodge, how to conduct himself . 

interruption of a, not allowed . 
Speaking in Grand Lodge, limit to . 
Special meeting, restriction upon proceedings at 

of the Grand Lodge, who may call 
how notified . 
Standard-Bearer, jewel of . ... 

station of, in Grand Lodge . 
Standing votes, resolutions and orders now in force . . . 57- 
Stations of the Grand Officers, in the order of their rank 

Grand Master .... 

Deputy Grand Master 

Senior Grand Warden 

Junior Grand Warden 

Past Grand Masters . 

Past Deputy Grand Masters 

Past Grand Wardens 

Grand Treasurer 

Recording Grand Secretary 

Corresponding Grand Secretary 

District Deputy Grand Masters 

Grand Chaplains 

Grand Marshal . 

Grand Lecturers 

Senior Grand Deacon 

Junior Grand Deacon 



10 
10 
57 
31 
64 

43 

65 
64 

28 
62 
62 
62 
62 
63 
59 
47 
53 
51 
52 
51 
49 
13 
15 
32 
65 
63 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
64 
65 
65 
65 
65 



94 



INDEX. 



Stations of the Grand Officers, Grand Stewards 
Grand Sword-Bearer 
Grand Standard Bearer . ■ . 
Grand Pursuivants 
Grand Organist 
Grand Tyler . 
Steward of a Lodge, jewel of . 
Steward, Grand, duties of 
jewels of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
St. John the Evangelist, anniversary of . 
Subject-matter not to be totally changed by new motion 
Summons, definition of the term .... 

to accused Brother, when to be issued 
Surrender of Charters ...... 

Suspension, definition of the term . 

when may be, inflicted . . . 
of By-Laws not permitted 

right to visit or join another Lodge . 
proceedings in case of . 
from other Masonic Bodies, not to affect relations to 
Lodge 

Masonry not to be inflicted for non-payment of 
dues .... 

Sword-Bearer, Grand, station of, in Grand Lodge 
rank and duties of 
jewel of 
Tax, capitation .... 

commutation of 
Titles of members of Grand Lodge . 

officers of " " 

Temple, debt on the, how to be paid 

faiith of the Fraternity pledged to pay 
Topics, political, not to be introduced for discussion in a Lodg 
Tracing-Board, definition of the term 
Treasurer, Grand, who eligible to office of 

election of, time and manner of . 
proceedings in case of death of . 

declination of 
resignation of 
election of successor to 
who may be installed as proxy for 

duties of 

to give bonds .... 



65 
65 
65 
65 
65 
65 
33 
18 
31 
65 
8 
52 
55 
26 
24 
54 
50 
49 
25 
26, 29 

29 



29 

65 

19 

32 

62 

62 

7 

7 

62 

63 

48 

56 

9 

10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
12 
63 
14 



14 



INDEX. 



95 



Treasurer, Grand, jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
of a Lodge, jewel of 
Trestle-Board, definition of the term 
Trials, Masonic, how provided for . 

optional with the Lodge . 

proceedings in, must be revised by Grand Lodge 
Commissioners of . 
Trustees of Grand Charity Fund 
Tyler, Grand, duties of . 

jewel of ... . 

station of, in Grand Lodge . 
who may be installed as proxy for 
of a Lodge, jewel of . 
Unaffiliated Masons restricted as to visiting Lodges . 
required to pay a visitor's fee . 
Unanimous vote required for admission to the Order 
Uniformity of work essential ...... 

how promoted . 
Violation of rules of order in Grand Lodge, how punished 
Visit, members should be deputed to, other Lodges . 
Visiting a Lodge, right of, defined and restricted . M__ 

for what cause suspended . . 25 

any Lodge forbidden to a Clandestine Mason 
Brother, right of, to call for Charter . 
right of, restricted in case of non-affiliated Masons 
Visitors' fee required of non-affiliated Masons . 
Visitors in Grand Lodge, who admitted .... 

to keep seats assigned 
Vote in Grand Lodge, limitations to right to 

right of Grand Master to 
every member must, unless excused 
no member allowed to, without his jewel 
who entitled to .... . 

every member present shall, on an application, unless excused 
reconsideration of, when and on what conditions allowed 
unanimous, required for admission to the Order 
Votes in Grand Lodge, every Lodge entitled to three 

number of, to be cast by a member 
standing, now in force ...... 

Voting on an application, Lodge may excuse a member from 

in Grand Lodge, right of, cannot be delegated 
Warden, Grand, who eligible to office of . 

limit to eligibility of .... 

time and manner of election of 



31 
64 
33 
56 
26 
28 
28 
26 
21 
20 
32 
65 
12 
33 
49 
62 
43 
39 
39 
53 
39 
59 

43,49 
43 
49 

49, 62 
62 
51 
51 
51 
51 
51 
34 
8, 34 
44 

49, 52 
43 
41 
11 

57-63 
44 
11 
9 
10 
10 



96 



INDEX. 



Warden, Grand, proceedings in case of death of 

declination of 
resignation of 
who may be installed as proxy for 
duties of .... 

election of successor to . 
collar of. 

Junior, in absence of, who to wear jewel 
jewel of 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
Senior " " " " 

jewel of 
Past " "- ... 

station of, in Grand Lodge 
who to act in absence of every 
of a Lodge, Junior, jewel of 
Senior " " 
service as, should precede election as Master 
duty of ...... . 

refusal to obey summons, penalty for 

produce Charter, books or papers 
Warrant of a Lodge, what power can destroy .... 

in whom vests, in certain cases 
granted by foreign Masonic power of no authority 

Witnesses, how to testify . 

Work, system of, by whom established 

uniformity of, essential . . . 

how promoted ...... 

Writing, motions and resolutions in Grand Lodge to be submitted in 



10 

10 
10 
12 
14 
10 
32 
14 
31 
64 
64 
31 
32 
64 
14 
33 
33 
49 
39 
38 
38 
38 
38 
49 
27 
9 
39 
39 
51 







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